Declaration of Independence Vocabulary

Question 1

Station

Answer 1

A place or position something is usually located

Question 2

Impel

Answer 2

To force or urge to do something

Question 3

Self-Evident

Answer 3

Not needing to be explained, obvious

Question 4

Endowed

Answer 4

To give an asset, quality, or ability

Question 5

Deriving

Answer 5

To get something from/ to obtain from a source or origin

Question 6

Prudence

Answer 6

Cautiousness into one’s own interests or practical matters

Question 7

Transient

Answer 7

Only lasting for a short time

Question 8

Usurpations

Answer 8

Taking power or property by force/ Illegal infringement or seizure

Question 9

Evinces

Answer 9

evidence of/ indication/ prove

Question 10

Despotism

Answer 10

Using absolute power/ control- Tyranny

Question 11

Sufferance

Answer 11

Tolerating or suffering through something unpleasant

Question 12

Candid

Answer 12

Frank, outspoken

Question 13

Depository

Answer 13

A place where things are stored

Question 14

Dissolutions

Answer 14

Termination of an assembly, partnership, or governing body

Question 15

Annihilation

Answer 15

To destroy

Question 16

Appropriations

Answer 16

The authorization of money by a legislature for a specific use

Question 17

Tenure

Answer 17

To hold onto (a position in office or property)

Question 18

Jurisdiction

Answer 18

Authority or control

Question 19

Arbitrary

Answer 19

Unlimited power, uncontrolled by law

Question 20

Insurrections

Answer 20

Rising in rebellion or revolt

Question 21

Disavow

Answer 21

To disclaim knowledge or connections to/ of something

Question 22

Consanguinity

Answer 22

Relationship to an ancestor/decendent

Question 23

Rectitude

Answer 23

Rightness of principle or conduct

Question 24

Levy

Answer 24

To raise troops