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7167528888Ahab CaptainMost sinful of all kings who ruled. Captain of Pequod. Obsessed with killing Moby Dick.0
7167533434BrutusJoins and then leads the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar. Noblest Roman.1
7167538551Civil DisobedienceA nonviolent, public refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws. Henry David Thoreau2
7167544870All Animals are =, but some are more = than othersOrwell's Animal Farm. Hypocrisy of government. Political Satire.3
7167551520Falstaffa fat old roguish man in some of Shakespeare's plays; loved wine and women4
7167554986Invictus"Unconquered." English Poem I am master of my fate captain of my soul5
7167558744Samuel JohnsonDictionary of the English Language (first). Famous Literary Critic.6
7167560602Shangri-Lalost horizon James Hilton remote paradise, an area whose name and location are kept secret, ideal place7
7167562855Uncle Tom's Cabin!st Novel to sell a million copies. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Won support for anti-slavery and influenced Civil War.8
7167572958bona fide"In good faith." Genuine9
7167573791Cross the RubiconRiver Julius Caesar crossed to begin civil war in Rome. go past the point of no return10
7167574506C'est La VieFrench. Such is life. What are you going to do?11
7167578947Carte Blanche12
7167579317Coup de GraceThe final blow.13
7167580989Chutzpah14
7167580990Don Juan15
7167582611El Dorado16
7167586151Fiddle while Rome burns17
7167586152Green-Eyed Monster18
7167587305Joie de Vivre19
7167588433Modus Operandi20
7167588434Lunatic Fringe21
7167588591Magnum Opus22
7167588592Mea Culpa23
7167588790Memento Mori24
7167590293Modus Operandi25
7167590866Noblesse Oblige26
7167591070Noveau Riche27
7167591438Prima Donna28
7167591890Pro Forma29
7167592268Semper Fidelis30
7167592349Sanctum Sanctorum31
7167592473Quid pro Quo32
7167592712Raison d'etreReason for being, purpose in life33
7167593256ShalomHebrew for hello/goodbye, literally "peace."34
7167594501Status QuoThe existing order of things.35
7167595248Terra Firma36
7167596340Tete-a-Tete37
7167597312Tour De Force38
7167598255Wanderlust39
7167599106Young Turk40
7167599427Zer-Sum Game41

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