The Territorial Trap Flashcards
Text by John Agnew
obsolescene
the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete
obsolete
no longer in use or no longer useful
velocity
quickness of motion; rapidity of movement;
volatility
the quality or state of being volatile; such as:
a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably;
a tendency to erupt in violence or anger;
volatile
characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
demarcation
the marking of the limits or boundaries of something : the act, process, or result of demarcating something
putative
commonly accepted or supposed
implicit
capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed
terrestrial
of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
cosmopolis
cosmopolitan city
cosmopolitan
having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing;
composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world;
found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions
a priori
deductive;
relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions;
presupposed by experience
kinship
he quality or state of being kin
kin
a group of persons of common ancestry
contention
a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
adequately
to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent
adequate
sufficient for a specific need or requirement
contiguity
the quality or state of being contiguous
contiguous
being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
ontology
a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being
straw man
a weak or imaginary opposition (such as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted
ahistorical
not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition
succession
the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne
parsimonious
exhibiting or marked by parsimony
parsimony
the quality of being careful with money or resources
erode
to diminish or destroy by degrees
aspatial
not spatial : not relating to, limited to, or associated with a particular space or area
muddy
morally impure
transcendent
exceeding usual limits
taxonomy
the study of the general principles of scientific classification
proffer
to present for acceptance
reify
to consider or represent (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing : to give definite content and form to (a concept or idea)
concentrically
having a common center
affiliation
the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
writ
something written;
a formal written document
endow
to furnish with an income;
to provide with something freely or naturally
emanate
to come out from a source
variegate
to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors;
to enliven or give interest to by means of variety
eradicate
to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
imperium in imperio
a dispute over jurisdiction
coercion
the act, process, or power of coercing
heretic
one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine
dissenter
one that dissents
marginalized
relegated to a marginal position within a society or group
confinement
an act of confining : the state of being confined
adjacent
not distant;
having a common endpoint or border
principalities
the position or responsibilities of a principal (as of a school)
predisposition
to dispose in advance
paradigm
example, pattern;
an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype
archaic
having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
mere
being nothing more than
axiomatic
taken for granted
devoure
to eat up greedily or ravenously;
to use up or destroy as if by eating
node
a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center
rendition
the act or result of rendering something
doctrine
a principle of law established through past decisions;
something that is taught
buttress
something that supports or strengthens
secular
of or relating to the worldly or temporal
contingent
dependent on or conditioned by something else
laissez-faire
a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights
interimperial
carried on between or concerning empires or parts of an empire
naval
of or relating to ships or shipping
ascendancy
governing or controlling influence
externality
the quality or state of being external or externalized
precipitously
very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall
auspice
a prophetic sign;
plural : kindly patronage and guidance
strain
to draw tight : cause to fit firmly
merit
reward or punishment due
surplus
the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
etymology
the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
presuppose
to suppose beforehand
implausible
not plausible : provoking disbelief
historiography
the writing of history
construe
to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
demarcate
to set apart; delimit
intrinsic
belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
permeable
capable of being permeated
proponent
one who argues in favor of something; advocate
projectile
a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
supplant
to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery; to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power
stash
to store in a usually secret place for future use —often used with away
hyperreal
marked by extraordinary vividness
garnering
to acquire by effort;
to gather into storage
entirety
the state of being entire or complete
weld
to unite or reunite closely or intimately
accoutrements
equipment
enmities
positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
forge
to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud;
to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort
sacrosanct
most sacred or holy
decried
to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly; to express strong disapproval of
mercenary
one that serves merely for wages;
hired for service in the army of a foreign country
smack
to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
synonymous
having the same connotations, implications, or reference
heyday
the period of one’s greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
wrought
worked into shape by artistry or effort;
exigency
that which is required in a particular situation;
the quality or state of being exigent;
a state of affairs that makes urgent demands
simulacra
picture, representation
lever
an inducing or compelling force
dispersal
the act or result of dispersing
coerce
to compel to an act or choice
dissents
to withhold assent or approval
confine
something (such as borders or walls) that encloses
permeate
to diffuse through or penetrate something
disperse
to cause to break up
