Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz (Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Gettysburg Address)

unalienable

impossible to take away or give up

constrains

requires or forces

tyranny

oppressive power

assent

approval or agreement

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

rectitude

morally correct behavior or thinking; uprightness

exercise

implementation; the act of putting something into practice

abridging

limiting or reducing

redress

correction; setting right of some wrong

infringed

violated

prescribed

stated in writing; set down as a rule

petition

formally request; seek help from

dedicate

devote (time, effort, oneself) to a particular task or purpose

consecrate

make or declare sacred

hallow

honor as holy