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F

"faced with"(21) - had to deal with

factions (11) - cliques; groups; groups of people who stood or acted together for common purposes against a larger group or against each other

"family plot" (21) - piece of land reserved for the burial of family members

feasible (20) - possible; done easily

"firmly entrenched" (18) - strongly established

"fond of" (21) 0 had a very strong liking for

frugal (15) - not wasteful; economical

G

gather (21) - collect; get

"gave evidence" (22) - provided some idea of

greatly (19) - largely; very much

H

heated (11) - angry, excited; or violent; vehement; passionate