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Mehmet B.
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  1. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  2. liege
    a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
  3. vassal
    a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
  4. plagiarise
    take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
  5. Earl
  6. undertaking
    any piece of work that is attempted
  7. abbey
    a church or building associated with a monastery or convent
  8. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  9. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  10. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  11. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  12. adduce
    advance evidence for
  13. abiding
    unceasing
  14. snobbish
    tending to associate only with people of a similar background
  15. pontifex
    a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
  16. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  17. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  18. indulge
    yield to; give satisfaction to
Created on Tue Dec 23 05:52:41 EST 2008

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