| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| fluency |
the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| residue |
a substance or quantity that remains after a part has been removed or after a process has been completed. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |