Jefferson Vocab Flashcards
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Constrains
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Severely restrict the activity of something.
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Transient
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Lasting for a short period of time.
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Expunge
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Erase and remove completely.
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Candid
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Truthful or straightforward.
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Abdicated
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To renounce the throne of a monarch.
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Confiscation
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Taking someone’s possessions by force.
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Magnanimity
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Being generous.
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Renounce
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To refuse to recognize or abide by any longer.
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Acquiesce
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To accept something reluctantly.
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Pusillanimous
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Showing lack of courage or determination; timid.
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Censure
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Formal expression of disapproval.
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Reprobate
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A sinner destined to damnation.
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Usurpations
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A wrongful seizure of authority belonging to another.
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Evinces
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The evidence of; indicate.
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Despotism
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The use of absolute power in a cruel way.
