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3346265665PatronA person who gives financial support0
3346265666DeposedForcefully taken out of office1
3346265667Kinship groupsFamily or clan2
3346265668MonasteryBuildings occupied by a community of monks3
3346265669PlunderViolent and dishonest acquisition of property (stealing)4
3346265670DynastyLine of heredity rulers (rulers of a blood line)5
3346265671ClericPriest or religious leader6
3346265672PretextAn excuse (reason given in justification that isn't a real reason)7
3346265673LayNot having a professional qualifications or expert knowledge8
3346265674LiturgyPublic office or duty preformed by a rich Athenian9
3346265675ParchmentThin, flat material made from animal skin (writing surface)10
3346265676IndigenousOriginating - occurring natural in a particular place11
3346265677IndemnityProtection against a loss or financial burden (insurance)12
3346265678DenigratingCriticize unfairly13
3346265679SteppeLarge area of flat Unforested grassland in Southern Europe14
3346265680IntermittentOccurring at irregular intervals; not continuous15
3346265681SableA marten with a short tail and dark brown fur16
3346265682PrincipalitiesState ruled by a prince17
3346265683SchismA split between strongly opposed sections or parties18
3346265684AlmsMoney or food given to poor people19
3346265685LinguisticsScientific study of language and its structure20
3346265686YamsEdible starchy tuber of a climbing plant (sweet potato)21
3346265687HearsayInformation received from other people that aren't true (rumor)22
3346265688ProwessSkill or expertise in a particular activity or field23
3346265689NodeA point at which lines or pathways intersect at a branch24
3346265690RetinueA group of advisers, assistants or others accompanying another person25
3346265691ConcubinesA women who lives with a man but that man has other wives (mistress)26

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