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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chartered | to create an official document that establishes rights and obligations for a person, group of people, or company |
| immunity | the ability of the body to resist a disease (a person gains immunity by being vaccinated) |
| precious metals | a rare metal that has a high price, such as gold, silver and platinum |
| artisans | people who are skilled in a particular craft |
| navigational | describing a tool used in navigation: the art or science for figuring out the position and course of boats, ships, and aircraft |
| propulsion | the force that moves something forward or onward |
| irrigate | to supply land with water through streams, channels or pipes |
| strategic | relating to a plan for achieving a goal |
| hampered | to get in the way of action or progress |
| massive | of great size or extent; very big |
| dwindling | to become less or smaller, to shrink slowly |
| succumbing | to yield to |
| depletion | a serious decrease of a quantity |
| emaciated | made very thin due to a lack of nourishment |
| agricultural | having to do with farming or farms |
| permanence | a state of lasting a long time |