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Unit 2: The Age of Reason
Declaration of Independence Vocab
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10/21/2005

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voraciously
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with greediness or eagerness
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unalienable
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not yet capable of being withdrawn or transferred
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transient
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passing quickly, fleeting
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usurpation
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the act of taking, as of power, and holding by force or w/o right
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evince
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to show plainly
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sufferance
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the capacity to endure pain or distress
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constrain
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to force or oblige
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assent
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(n.) consent or agreement (v.) to agree
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compliance
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giving in
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dissolution
Definition
a dissolving or breaking into parts
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annihilation
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complete distruction
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tenure
Definition
the right of holding office
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render
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to give, hand over, or present
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render
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to give, hand over, or present
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abdicate
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to give up or surrender
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mercenary
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a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
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insurrection
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rebellion, revolt
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redress
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compensation or satisfaction, as for a wrong done
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unwarrantable
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not justifiable
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magnanimity
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the quality or state of being noble, generous
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disavow
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to disclaim or deny the approval of
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consanguinity
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relationship by descent from the same order
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