| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| empathy |
identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| sedative |
causing tranquillity or calmness. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |