| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| ostentatious |
done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy or grandiose; pretentious. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, especially to a church. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |