Chasing Lincolns Killer ch.1 Flashcards
fervently
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.
scourge
punishment or severe criticism
malice
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
adversary
a person group or force that opposes or attacks:: opponent
illuminate
to brighten or supply with light
tyrant
any person in position of authority who uses power unjustly
inauguration
beginning of presidency::: ceremony to celebrate the start of something
proprietors
a person who owns a business or property
partition
the division of a country into separate political units
precede
to do or say something before (something)
provoked
to cause the occurrence of (a feeling or action) : to make (something) happen
confederacy
the southern states that separated themselves in the civil war