Use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the italicized words in this passage. A
t first, Greece was ruled by an oligarchy. The problem with this type of government is that a few individuals can issue edicts, which are not agreed upon by everyone, but which everyone must follow. After a while, the oligarchy was extirpated and replaced by a democracy. Oligarchy most likely means “a .” Edicts most likely means “ .” Extirpated most likely means “ .”
