| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |