Unit Three Vocabulary - Art of Persuasion

Dissolve

Annul or put to an end.

Impel

Drive, force, or urge someone to do something.

Self-evident

Obvious; no need to explain.

Endow

To give to another.

Unalienable

Unable to be taken away.

Derive

To obtain from another source.

Prudence

Cautiousness.

Transient

Lasting for only a short time; temporary.

Usurpation

The act of holding position without legal right.

Despotism

The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Sufferance

Undergoing something bad or unpleasant for a long period of time.

Constrain

To compel or force into action.

Candid

Truthful and straightforward.

Assent

An expression of approval or agreement.

Relinquish

To voluntarily give up the claim to something.

Inestimable

To great to calculate.

Fatigue

To cause to feel tired or exhausted.

Redress

Remedy.

Magnanimity

Generosity.

Consanguinity

Brotherhood; close relation or connection.

Acquisce

Accept something reluctantly without protest.

Apt

Likely to; have a tendency to.

Arduous

Difficult and tiring.

Comport

Agree with.

Subjugation

The act of bringing someone under control or dominion of another.

Rivet

Hold fast as to make incapable of movement.

Supplication

The act of asking or begging humbly.

Extenuate

To cause to seem less serious.

Impious

Not showing respect or reverence, especially to God.

Precipitate

Caused suddenly.