| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| burlesque |
a book, play, skit, or the like that mocks something by comically treating it with inappropriate seriousness or levity. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| indisposed |
slightly and temporarily ill, as with indigestion or a cold. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| maritime |
of or relating to sea ships or navigation of the sea. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| peruse |
to read or examine attentively and in detail. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |