| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| mien |
one's manner or bearing. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| ribald |
characterized by or using rude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |