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D.O.I
Essential Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| unalienable | rights that cannot be taken away |
| Usurpations | Acts of unlawful or forceful seizure of property, power, rights and the like |
| Prudance | Sound judgement |
| Despotism | rule by a tyrant or king with unlimited power |
| Rectitude | Morally correct behavior or thinking |
| Candid | unbiased; fair |
| endowed | provide with a quality, ability, or asset |
| evinces | indicates; makes clear |
| magnanimity | Nobility of spirit |
| consanguinity | Kinship; family relationship |
| acquiesce | Accept quietly |
| assent | Agreement |
| Convulsions | A violent social or political uphearal |
| abdicated | given up responsibility for |
| transient | temporary |
| disarow | deny any responsibility or support for |
| perfidy | betrayal of trust |
| tyrants | an absolute ruler |