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Vocabulary from “The Declaration of Independence”

Vocabulary from “The Declaration of Independence”. Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11/11/13. Abdicate. Verb To give up responsibility for. Abdicate. King George abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. . Arbitrary. Adjective

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Vocabulary from “The Declaration of Independence”

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  1. Vocabulary from “The Declaration of Independence” Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11/11/13

  2. Abdicate • Verb • To give up responsibility for

  3. Abdicate King George abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

  4. Arbitrary • Adjective • Based on unpredictable decisions rather than law

  5. Some believe that the banning of headbands across girls’ foreheads is an arbitrary application of the uniform policy.

  6. Despotism • Noun • Government by a ruler with unlimited power

  7. Despotism The Allies worked hard to remove Hitler’s despotism in Europe.

  8. Impel • Verb • To drive forward; force

  9. Increasing student vocabulary impels Ms. Clary to make them study vocabulary.

  10. Mercenary • Noun • A professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign army

  11. Mercenary The mercenary worked for the United States in Afghanistan as a contractor.

  12. Perfidy • Noun • Treachery

  13. Perfidy Robert Snowden is wanted for his perfidy to the United States by releasing top secret information obtained by the NSA.

  14. Rectitude • Noun • Morally correct behavior or thinking

  15. Because of the girl’s rectitude, she refused to cave to peer pressure and steal the lip gloss.

  16. Redress • Noun • The correction of a wrong; compensation

  17. When the student gave Ms. Clary the corrected work, Ms. Clary redressed the issue by fixing the student’s grade.

  18. Unalienable • Adjective • Not to be taken away

  19. Freedom of speech is an unalienable right, guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

  20. Usurpation • Noun • The act of wrongfully taking over a right or power that belongs to someone else

  21. Usurpation Pinochet of Chile joined the usurpation of the government in a coup d’etat in 1972.

  22. Fin -- root • End • Examples: Finish Confine

  23. Sat -- root • Enough • Examples: Satisfy Saturate

  24. Term -- root • End • Examples: Terminal Terminate

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