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Your question: <span>The word melancholy means ________.
Your answer: </span>The word melancholy means depressed.
The answer is option A.
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Fundamental reason for this was Russia’s under-developed economy, which was mostly agricultural – in fact until the mid-1800s it was almost entirely agrarian, with only minimal manufacturing or industry. <span> Government incentives of the late 1800s instigated a sharp increase in industrial investment and manufacturing; French investors, attracted by government deals, cheap labour and tax breaks, had eagerly pumped money into Russia to construct factories and new mines. But even with this, Russia still tailed its western European neighbours by a long stretch.</span>
Answer: "relative location" .
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The question is asking to choose among the following choices that states the democratic concept evident in the excerpt, base on my research and further analysis, I would say that the answer would be in letter A. division of power. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more
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