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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | the process of swearing a person into office and thus making that person the incumbent. |
| Fervently | believe or feel it strongly — with a lot of passion. |
| Scourge | something causing pain or misery. |
| Adversary | one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. |
| Appropriate (Verb) | to take something for your own use, usually without permission |
| Proprietor | someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business |
| Incite | to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action |
| Implicate (Verb) | to connect or involve in something |
| Patron | a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter |
| Vestibule | antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby |
| Confidant | a person with whom one shares private matters, secrets, or personal thoughts, trusting that they will keep the information confidential |
| Coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass |
| Oblivion | the state of being forgotten |
| Gouge | make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade. |
| Jostle | to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely |
| Obscure | not discovered or known about; uncertain. |
| Secede | to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party) |