| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| castigation |
the act of rebuking, severely criticizing, or punishing, especially in a public forum. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |