English Terms

Gratuitous

Without cause or unnecessary

Practicable

Able to be done or put into practice successfully

Reclamation

The process of claiming something back or reasserting a right

Disseminate

To scatter or spread widely to a lot of people

Meritorious

Deserving reward or praise

Preponderance

A superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength

Inimical

Tending to obstruct or harm

Authoritarian

Favoring strict obedience to authority, especially at the expense of personal freedom

Oligarchy

A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

Expropriate

Take away property from its owner, especially by the state

Stratified

Formed or arranged into layers or divided into classes based on social status, education, or income

Ossified

To become or change into bone or bony tissue, or to become hardened or set in one's ways

Sanctimonious

Making a show of being morally superior to other people

Sententious

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner