| appropriation |
the act of taking something as one's own, often without permission. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, especially when combined with richness of decoration or design. |
| exceed |
to go beyond or do more than. |
| harassment |
behavior that threatens, attacks, or offends another person repeatedly. |
| imperial |
having to do with an empire or an emperor. |
| malaria |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| narrator |
a person or character who tells a story. |
| niche |
a hollow place set into a wall to hold a statue or some other object. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| proprietary |
or or pertaining to ownership. |
| righteous |
morally upright. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |