| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| litigious |
inclined to bring lawsuits. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |