Jefferson Vocab Flashcards by Shekinah Mathis

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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.

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Perfidy

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Deceitfulness, untrustworthiness.

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Redress

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To set an unfair situation right.