Chasing Lincolns Killer ch.1 Flashcards

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fervently

A

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.

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scourge

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punishment or severe criticism

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malice

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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness

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adversary

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a person group or force that opposes or attacks:: opponent

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5
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illuminate

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to brighten or supply with light

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tyrant

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any person in position of authority who uses power unjustly

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inauguration

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beginning of presidency::: ceremony to celebrate the start of something

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proprietors

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a person who owns a business or property

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partition

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the division of a country into separate political units

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precede

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to do or say something before (something)

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provoked

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to cause the occurrence of (a feeling or action) : to make (something) happen

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12
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confederacy

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the southern states that separated themselves in the civil war

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