Unit 3 - Art of Persuasion

word and definition

Dissolve

Annul or put an end to

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

Constraint

To compel or force into action

Candid

Truthful and straight forward

Assent

An expression of approval or agreement

Relinquish

To voluntarily give up the claim to something

Insentimable

Too great to calculate

Fatigue

To cause to feel tired or exhausted

Redress

Remedy

Magnanimity

Generosity

Consanguinity

Brotherhood; close relation or connection

Acquiesce

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 curious

Impious

Not showing respect or reverence, especially to God

Precipitate

Caused suddenly