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Declaration Vocab

QuestionAnswer
impel - force
endowed - provided
usurpations - wrongful seizures of power
evinces - clearly displays
despotism - unlimited power
tyranny - oppressive power exerted by a government or ruler
candid - fair, open-minded
relinquish - release, yield
inestimable - priceless
formidable - causing dread
annihilation - destruction
convulsions - violent disturbances
naturalization of foreigners - the process by which foreign-born people become citizens
appropriations of land - setting land aside for settlement
tenure - term
a multitude of - many
quartering - lodging, housing
arbitrary - not based on law
render - make
abdicated - given up
foreign mercenaries - soliders 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, to give in
rectitude - rightness
unalienable - something that can't be taken away; natural born rights; incapable of surrender or transfer
absolved - to be set free from obligation; to be rid of something
prudence - good judgment; wisdom
redress - to correct; to reply; to address
transient - fleeting, not permanent; fad, trend
plunder - to steal; to destroy
denounce - to put down; to condemn or criticize publicly
Created by: Stacypritchett
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