1. Pursuers – those who chase or follow someone to capture them.
  2. Swashbucklers – daring or adventurous people, especially pirates.
  3. Eradicated – completely destroyed or removed something.
  4. Predated – existed or occurred before something else.
  5. Rugged – rough, uneven, or difficult to traverse.
  6. Seafaring – skilled in sailing or working on the sea.
  7. Unsurpassed – better or greater than anyone or anything else.
  8. Retaliation – the act of taking revenge or counterattack.
  9. Correspondence – communication by exchanging letters or messages.
  10. Substantial – considerable in amount, importance, or value.
  11. Commerce – the activity of buying and selling goods.
  12. Condones – accepts or allows behavior considered morally wrong.
  13. Glorified – praised or honored excessively.
  14. Orator – a skilled public speaker.
  15. Curtail – to reduce, limit, or restrict something.
  16. Dignitaries – important or influential people in high positions.
  17. Culprits – people responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.
  18. Embodied – represented or expressed an idea or quality in physical form.
  19. Concerted – done with great effort and cooperation.
  20. Menace – a threat or danger.