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119 Cards in this Set
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Thrace
In north Greece,there was a religon known as Thrace. |
a religon of greece.
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Thracians
Thracians worshipped dionysus |
the people of the Thrace.
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Dionysus
greek god of fertility |
a greek god.
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Thespis
About 75 years later, a man named Thepis added an actor who interacted with the chorus. |
A greek actor.
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Pisistratus
pisistratus ruled Athens,the greatest city-state in Greece. |
A ruler of ancirnt Greece.
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Chorus
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A group of singers.
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dithyramb
The dithyramb evolved into the tragi play. |
a chant.
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dialogue
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A conversation in a play.
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ceremony
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Activiting done on an important occasion.
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theatrical
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Relating to the theater.
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Production
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A play, Movie, or Video.
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Protagonist
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The main Character in a play.
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Audience
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A group of poeple gathered to see a production.
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Commentary
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A series of comments or explanations.
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Morality
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whether an act is right or wrong.
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Tradition
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Doing something the same wat it was done in the past.
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Visible
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Can be seen.
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Accommodate
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To like something.
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Interact
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To talk with someone.
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Religion
Religious Religously |
A set of beliefs or moral principles.
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Compete
Competition Competitive |
To strive against others, to try to win.
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Politics
Political Politically |
Active related to the government.
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Tragedy
Tragic Tragically |
A play with a sad ending.
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Comedy
Comedic Comedian |
A play that is funny.
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Marco Polo
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A 13th century traveler and storyteller.
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Italy
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A country in Eroupe.
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Venice
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A city in Italy.
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Venetian
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Pertaning to Venice or its people.
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Genoa
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A city in Italy.
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Genoese
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Pertaining to Genoa or its people.
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Mongolian
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Pertaining to Mongolia or its people.
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Khan
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A ruler of ancient China.
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Rustichello
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A famous writer.
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Porcelain
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A fine , white ceramic meterial.
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Merchant
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A person whose job is buying and selling things.
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Navigator
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A person who directs the course of a ship.
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Voyage
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A trip ,usally by ship.
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Translate
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To change into another language.
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Accompany
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to go along with.
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Encourage
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To inspire
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Skepticism
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Doubt or unbelief.
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Relatively
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somewaht.
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Diplomaic
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Pertaning to relationships between nations.
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Extensively
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Large in amount.
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Establish
Established Establishment |
To set up permanently.
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Converse
conversation Convasational |
To talk together.
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Describe
Description Descriptively |
To tell about.
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Respect
Respectful Respectfully |
Admiration of Someone of something.
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Inform
Information Informant |
To tell.
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Pirate
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A person who robss on the high seas.
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Privateer
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A crew member of a privately owned ship who attacks enemies on behalf of a governmeant.
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Buccaneer
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A pirate who attacked spainsh ships.
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Circumanavigate
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To sail completely around the earth.
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Romanticize
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To make romantic.
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Plunder
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To take things by force.
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Jurisdiction
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Territory ruled by a government.
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Intention
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Purpose
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Sponsorship
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The act of assumining ersponsibility for a person or thing.
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Nutrition
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The process by which the body takes in and uses food.
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Engagement
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An encounter, conflict, or battle.
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International
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Concerning two or more countries.
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Regulation
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A rule or law.
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Intensity
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Strength.
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Deposit
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A natural layers of minerals in the earth.
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Prevalent
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Widespread.
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Individual
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Singal and destinct.
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Autonomy
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Independence of freebom.
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Independence
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The stae of nothing being ruled by another country.
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Culmante
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To reach the finall point.
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Possession
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A territory that is under the rule of a foregin country.
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Territory
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A large area of land
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Acquisition
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Something you get that becomes your own.
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Exploration
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The act of traveling to an unknown place to learn about the palce.
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Mohandas Gandhi
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A great human rights leader from india.
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Compassion
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Sympathy for and a desire to help suffering people.
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Inferior
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Lower in rank or importantance.
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Reputation
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How poeple think of some one.
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Obligation
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Some thing a person must do.
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Relinqish
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To give up.
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Associate
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To connect in throught or memory.
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Comply
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To act as requested.
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compartment
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An enclosespace,such as a room on a train.
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Invasion
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The entrance of an army into a country.
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Regiment
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A military unit of an army.
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Declaration
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A formal statment an announcement.
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Representation
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The function of a seaker for a group of people.
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Disobendience
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failure to follow an order.
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commander
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to take to seize.
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Occupation
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A job or profession
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Capture
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To take by force.
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Official
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Relating to an office or position of duty.
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Capacity
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A position, a function, a role.
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independent
independently independence |
not controlled by others
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colony
colonial colonist |
territory under the control of another country.
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produce
product production |
to make
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participate
participated participation |
to take part in an activity.
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The senate
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the upper house of the U.S congress tht had two people from each state.
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Senator
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Member of the U.S senate.
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Supreme Court
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the heighest court in the U.S.
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Jutices
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the supreme court.
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agencies
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govermental officers that help run things.
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system
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a set of belifes, facts,rules, and laws.
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notifying
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letting someone know about something.
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democracy
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a goverment ruled by the people living in an area.
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Comprise
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to include or consist of
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population
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the number of people liing in an area.
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constitution
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the docoument outline the plan for the U.S government.
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unconstitional
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not in keeping with the U.S. government.
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nominate
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to appoint to a jobor offer.
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liminate
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something that keeps something form happening
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responsibile
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a job or duty
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impeachment
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the act of bringing a formal change against someone to remove that person from office.
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simiarly
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like some thing else
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presidntal
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having to do with the president of a country or organization.
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legislate
legislative legislation |
to make laws
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execute
executive execution |
to carry out
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judge
judicial judiciary |
someone who hears and decides cases in a court of law.
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govern
governor government |
to rule by right of athorit.
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represent
represetative representation |
to serve as the speaker for others.
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