Vocabulary : Krypton to Kuklux
Krypton : An inert gaseous element of the argon group, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. Liquefying point, -- 152 C.; symbol, Kr; atomic weight, 83.0.
Ksar : See Czar.
Kshatriya : Alt. of Kshatruya
Kshatruya : The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste.
Kuda : The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
Kudos : Glory; fame; renown; praise. ;; To praise; to extol; to glorify.
Kudu : See Koodoo.
Kufic : See Cufic.
Kukang : The slow lemur. See Lemur.
Kuklux : The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan.
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