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consul
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a chief magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic.
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senator
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a member of a senate
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tribune
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a defender of the common people's rights, especially
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republic
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a state or nation where supreme political power is exercised by elected representatives acting in the name of the people
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taunted
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to reproach, deride, or challenge in scornful, insulting language; jeer at
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laurel wreath
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a circular band, usually of flowers or foliage woven or twisted together, used as a symbol or decoration
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jeered
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talked in a loud, mocking, abusive manner
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laden
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loaded with a great burden; weighted
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hemmed in
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trapped, surrounded
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subjugate
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to win mastery over, as by military conquest; subdue; vanquish
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besiege
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to surround with enemy forces; lay siege to
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chasm
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a deep fissure or cleft in the earth's surface; gorge
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