Kieran Taylor

"capitalized on" (272) - took advantage of; used to its [the union's] own advantage

"catered to" (268) - provided service to; served

champion (276) - person who defended or supported; supporter

chapters (265) - local divisions of the union that held their own meetings; groups

charismatic (267) - having a personal appeal or power to fascinate and attract others; capable of inspiring great personal allegiance

"chastising" (277) - severely criticizing

cheered (279) - applauded; praised; spoke favorably of

clash (266) - hostile encounter; conflict

climate (281) - the condition of feeling that exists, especially at some particular time; environment

collaboration (277) - the act of working together

collective (269) - of or as a group; [action] taken or done together

combat (275) - struggle against; take measures against; fight; battle

competing (267) - rival; opposite; conflicting

comprised (284) - made up; included

concretized (278) - made definite or specific; hardened; formed

condemned (266) - sentenced

conflicting (267) - disagreeing; different

confounded (277) - confused; disordered; disrupted

confronted (267) - faced; had to deal with

conjured (275) - caused to appear in their minds

consciousness (267) - awareness

contemporaneous (267) - belonging to the same time period; contemporary; written at the time

contended (276) - claimed; alleged

contrast (271) - difference

conviction (272) - firm belief

cooperation (277) - the act of working together; united effort

core (282) - the central or most important part

corporate (279) - incorporated; part of a larger group of similar plantations

correspondent (273) - a person who contributed letters to a newspaper or a person paid to report news from a particular place [more probably, in this case, the first one]

"counter-revolt" (267) - action against; opposite action; revolt for the purpose of stopping another revolt

"coupled with" (280) - joined with; in addition to

coverage (281) - the scope and manner of presenting information by a reporter, a newspaper, or the like

"crop diversification" (279) - the act of planting more than one specific thing on the same piece of land, in an effort to keep the soil healthy and able to support the main crop

crucial (274) - very important; decisive; critical

custom (275) - usual way of doing things