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Conquering

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To take control or possession of foreign land

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To spread

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To reach a wider or increasing area

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To intrigue

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To interest someone a lot

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Emperor

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A male ruler of an Empire

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Royalty

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The people who belong to the family of a king and queen

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To posses

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To have or own something, or to have a particular quality

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Fabulous

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Very good, excellent

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To plunder

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To steal goods(items for sale) violently from a place, especially during a war

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To fascinate

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To interest someone a lot

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To defeat

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To win againts someone in a fight, war, or competition

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Invader

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An army or country that uses force to enter and take control of another country

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Spectacular

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Very exciting to look at

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Expeditions

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An organized journey for a particular purpose

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To take sb’s breath away

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To be extremely beautiful or surprising

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Glimpse

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To see something or someone for a very short time or only partly

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Ancient(adj.)

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from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

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To Ruin

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To spoil or destroy something completely

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Literally(adv)

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Using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase

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To reveal

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To make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

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Royal

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Belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family