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Match the following words.

Chauvinsm <----------------------------> Negetive Nationalism
Globalization <---------------------------> Retum
Pride <-------------------------------> Sense of value
Status marker <----------------------------> Indication of social prestige
Resurgence <-------------------------------> World commerce


Copyright <-----------------------------> the exclusive legel right to an artisic work
monitor <----------------------------> to check for a particular purpose
grasping <------------------------------> fully understanding
pragmatic <------------------------------> relating to practical affairs
urge <-------------------------------> a desire
excessive <----------------------------> too great


Endo <---------------------> External, outer
Meso <---------------------> intermediate
Morph <--------------------> body
Ecto <---------------------> in, into
Somato <--------------------> Shape, form, structure

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