Declaration of Independence

ELA

Abolish: (v

to do away with

Annihilation: (v

extinction; destruction

Appropriation: (n

anything authorized for a special purpose; especially money

Assent: (v

to agree or approve

Candid: (adj.

frank; outspoken

Consanguinity: (n

relationship by descent from a common ancestor

Depository: (n

place where something is held for safekeeping

Despotism: (n

unlimited/absolute power; particularly in a cruel way

Deriving: (v

to receive or obtain from a source of origin

Dissolve: (v

to close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body

Disavow: (v

disown; to deny responsibility of or connection with

Dissolutions: (n

the breaking up of assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal

Endowed: (v

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

Evinces: (v

to show clearly; prove

Formidable: (adj

causing dread/fear

Impel: (v

to force

Inestimable: (adj.

priceless

Insurrections: (n

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

Jurisdiction: (n

power or authority to make decisions and judgments

Levy: (n or v

raising military troops

Prudence: (n

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

Rectitude: (n

rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue

Relinquish: (v

to surrender or give up

Self-evident: (adj.

evident in itself without proof or demonstration

Sufferance: (n

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

Transient: (adj.

not lasting, temporary

Tyranny: (n

oppressive power extended by a government or ruler

Tenure: (n

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

Unalienable: (adj

not capable of being taken away or denied

Usurpation: (n

wrongfully seizing by force