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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 | a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture |
| 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 a business or a property |
| Incite | encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior). |
| Implicate (verb) | "to connect or involve in something |
| Patron | a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter |
| Vestibule | They serve as an entryway or transition space from the outdoors to an interior |
| Confidant | a person who is trusted with secrets or private matters. |
| 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 separate from a nation or state and become independent. |