Madhury begins her speech on politics by saying that the word politics comes from the Greek word polis, which meant city-state. She has defined the word by using its

A. synonyms.
B. connotative meaning.
C. etymology.
D. denotative meaning.

Answer: C

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A) model? B) ?diagram C) ?photograph D) ?map

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