| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| biennial |
happening every second year. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| wan |
very pale. |
| whimsical |
characterized by or resulting from a sudden desire or fancy. |