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Slave

/slˈeɪv/
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(noun) A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.
The section chief made me work like a slave.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In some ancient civilizations, a ____ could sometimes win their freedom after many years of service.

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