Changes in the Land Glossary

Changes in the Land Glossary

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declension

Systemic decay or worsening in circumstances.

cumbersome

Awkward and unwieldy.

husbandry

Term for raising livestock and growing crops.

prodigality

Lavish and wasteful misuse of abundance.

constraint

A restriction or inhibition placed upon action or activity.

rationale

An explanation or justification for belief.

jurisdictional

Pertaining to the legal or administration authority to execute rules within a certain codified area.

sovereign

Being in control and exerting authority over a particular realm of population.

deforestation

The destruction woolands in order to exploit the land for another purpose.

encroachment

An intrusive infringement upon the land or rights or another.

profligate

The act of being wasteful or extravagant in the use of limited supplies.

allocate

To parcel out limited elements comprising a greater whole to a number of different people or institutions.

mobility

The ability to go from one place to another literally or from sphere of existence to another metaphorically.

commodities

Any items which can be made available or production and consumption within an economic market.

relict

Pertaining to something which has managed to survive a long period and constant change taking place around it.

elliptical

Ambiguous in meaning because of a lack of precise language.

subsistence

That lowest amount of necessities required in order to continue living.

endemic

Continually prevalent within certain limited boundaries.

causation

The link by which an action produces a specific effect or consequence.

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