Direction: Passage-III
The nation has been (1071) as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the (1072) of the nation as a territorially (1073), yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and (1074) of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a (1075) for the protection of life. The nation is often (1076) by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of (1077) family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of (1078). Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will (1079) a more detailed examination of the (1080) between territory and bonding.

MEANING OF WORDS/PHRASES
nativity (N.) : birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born
familial (Adj.) : relating to/of a family
proposition (N.) : a task to be dealt with
purport (V.) : propose/intend
(5) susceptibility (N.) : the state of being easily affected
(6) sustenance (N.) : the process of making something continue to exist
(7) harness (N.) : supporting gear
(8) garter (N.) : a band, usually made of elastic, that is worn around the leg to keep up a sock/stocking
(9) defiled (V.) : spot, stain, or pollute
(10) descanted (V.) : talk at great length about something of one’s interest
(11) decried (V.) : express strong approval of
(12) exhorted (V.) : to try hard to persuade somebody to do something
(13) exhumed (V.) : dig up