| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| saturate |
to fill or soak completely. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |