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12 Cards in this Set
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auriferous |
containing gold |
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expropriation |
the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty |
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trenchant |
1 : keen, sharp
2 : vigorously effective and articulate ; also : caustic 3 a : sharply perceptive : penetrating b : clear-cut, distinct |
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kleptocracy |
government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed |
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depredate |
to lay waste |
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opprobrium |
1 : something that brings disgrace
2 a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious b : contempt, reproach |
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jocular |
1 : given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund 2 : characterized by jesting : playful |
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predation |
1 : the act of preying or plundering : depredation 2 : a mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by the killing and consuming of animals |
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triptych
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1 : an ancient Roman writing tablet with three waxed leaves hinged together 2a : a picture (as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side b : something composed or presented in three parts or sections; especially : trilogy |
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dereliction |
1 a : an intentional abandonment b : the state of being abandoned 2 : a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3 a : intentional or conscious neglect : delinquency b : fault, shortcoming |
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ukase |
1 : a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law 2 : edict |
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vitreous |
1 a : resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy b : characterized by low porosity and usually translucence due to the presence of a glassy phase 2 : of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of glass 3 : of, relating to, or constituting the vitreous humor |
