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C.L.K Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | an act of inaugurating |
| Fervently | in a fervent manner |
| Scourge | a cause of wide or great affliction |
| Adversary | of, relating to, or involving an enemy or adversary |
| Appropriate | to take or make use of without authority or right |
| Proprietor | one granted ownership of a colony (such as one of the original American colonies) and full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land |
| Incite | to cause (a usually violent action or feeling) to occur |
| Implicate | to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference : imply |
| Patron | a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter |
| Vestibule | a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby |
| Confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted especially : intimate |
| Coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle, clot |
| Oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| Gouge | to thrust the thumb into the eye of |
| Jostle | to make one's way by pushing and shoving |
| Obscure | shrouded in or hidden by darkness |
| Secede | o withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation) |