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FMS D.O.I.
U.S. History
Term | Definition |
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impel | force |
endowed | provided |
usurptions | wrongful seizures of power |
evinces | clearly displays |
despotism | unlimited power |
tyranny | oppressive power exerted by a government |
candid | fair |
relinquish | release, yield |
inestimable | priceless |
formidable | causing dread |
annihilation | destruction |
convulsions | violent disturbances |
naturalization of foreigners | the process by which foreign-born persons become citizens |
appropriations of lands | setting aside land for settlement |
tenure | term |
a multitude of | many |
quartering | lodging, housing |
arbitrary | not based on law |
render | make |
foreign mercenaries | soldiers hired to fight for a country not their own |
perfidy | violation of trust |
insurrections | rebellions |
petitioned for redress | asked formally for a correction of wrongs |
unwarrantable jurisdiction | unjustified authority |
magnanimity | generous spirit |
conjured | urgently called upon |
consanguinity | common ancestry |
acquiesce | consent to |
rectitude | rightness |