| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. |
| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to go on. |
| bond |
to bind together. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| crease |
a fold or dent made by heat or pressure. |
| default |
to fail to perform an action or fulfill an obligation legally or morally required, especially to fail to pay money that is owed. |
| deluge |
a flood caused by a great amount of water. |
| integrated |
allowing or having members of equal standing from different ethnic, racial, and religious groups. |
| integration |
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| torrent |
a heavy flow of water with a strong current, such as a rushing stream, a flood, or a heavy rainfall. |