Vocabulary：annexation - corporal

1.　　annexation

　　　　The annexation of Hawaii by the United States was enacted in 1898.

　　　　(incorporation by joining or uniting)

 

2.　　custody

　　　　The divorced couple are arguing over custody of their child.

　　　　(the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody / something )

 

3. 　   retaliation

　　　　The boy pulled her hair, so the girl kicked him in retaliation.

　　　　(action taken in return for an injury or offense)

 

4.　　endow

　　　　The kind man endowed a million dollars to the school.

　　　　(to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income)

 

5.　　corporal

　　　　Corporal punishments are not acceptable in schools.

　　　　(of, relating to, or affecting the body)