| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |