GRE Word List
ANNEX
attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
The meaning of the word annex is attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one.
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