Declaration of Independence Vocabulary

Abolish

to do away with

Annihilation

extinction; destruction

Appropriation

anything authorized for a special purpose; especially money

Arbitrary

having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law

Assent

to agree or approve

Candid

frank; outspoken

Consanguinity

relationship by descent from a common ancestor

Depository

place where something is held for safekeeping

Despotism

unlimited/absolute power; particularly in a cruel way

Deriving

to recieve or obtain from a source or origin

Dissolve

to close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)

Disavow

disown; to deny responsibility of or connection with

Dissolutions

the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal, dispersal

Endowed

to furnish, as with some income, talent, or quality

Evinces

to show clearly; prove

Formidable

causing dread/fear

Impel

to force

Inestimable

priceless

Insurrections

act of raising in revolt against civil authority or an established government

Jurisdiction

power or authority to make decisions and judgements

Levy

raising military troops

Prudence

caution in practical affairs; discretion; regard for one's own interest

Rectitude

rightness of principle or conduct; moral value

Relinquish

to surrender or give up

Self-evident

evident in itself without proof or demonstration

Station

place or position in which a person or thing is normally located

Sufferance

tolerance especially from something wrong or illegal; passive permission; ability to endure pain

Transient

not lasting, temporary

Tyranny

oppressive power extended by a government or ruler

Tenure

holding or possessing of something as in an office, title, or position

Unalienable

not capable of being taken away or denied

Usurpation

wrongfully seizing by force