| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| capacious |
able to contain a large amount; roomy. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |