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  1. Athenian
    a resident of Athens
  2. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  3. period
    an amount of time
  4. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  5. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  6. faction
    a dissenting clique
  7. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  8. aristocratic
    belonging to or characteristic of the nobility
  9. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  10. rife
    excessively abundant
  11. expel
    eliminate
  12. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  13. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  14. seize
    take hold of; grab
  15. regionalism
    political policy that focuses on particular geographic areas
  16. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  17. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  18. resolved
    explained or answered
  19. stasis
    inactivity resulting from a balance between opposing forces
  20. assembly
    a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
  21. confine
    place limits on
  22. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  23. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  24. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
  25. relative
    not absolute or complete
  26. leap out
    jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
  27. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  28. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  29. punctuate
    insert marks to clarify meaning
  30. spare
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  31. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  32. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  33. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  34. exhume
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
  35. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  36. besieged
    surrounded by hostile forces
  37. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  38. frontier
    a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
Created on 十二月 6, 2009 (updated 十二月 6, 2009)

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