Mayflower Compact Vocabulary 1

1. Mayflower Compact Vocabulary 1 1. Solemnly- very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression 2. Covenant - formal and serious agreement or promise 3. Preservation- to keep (something) in its original state or in good condition 4. Enact- to make (a bill or other legislation) officially become part of the law 5. Constitute- to make up or form something 6. Submission - an act of giving a document, proposal, piece of writing, etc., to someone so that it can be considered or approved

2. Mayflower Compact Vocabulary 2 7. Sovereignty- a country's independent authority and the right to govern itself 8. Compact- agreement 9. Separatists- a member of a group of people who want to form a new country, religion, etc., that is separate from the one they are in now 10. Dissention- disagreement that causes the people in a group to argue about something that is important to them

3. Mayflower Compact Vocabulary 3 11. Sanctimonious- pretending to be morally better than other people 12. Antagonized -to cause (someone) to feel hostile or angry : to irritate or upset (someone) 13. Intolerance- not willing to allow or accept something 14. Constraint- control that limits or restricts someone's actions or behavior 15. Anarchy- a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws 16. Indigenous- produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment