Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abdicate

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To give up a position of power or responsibility formally

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Arbitrary

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Random, based on personal choice rather than reason or system

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Despot

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A ruler who has total power and uses it in a cruel and unfair way

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Endowed

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Naturally gifted with or provided with something

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Inestimable

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Too valuable or important to measure

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Unalienable

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Unable to be taken away or given up

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Usurp

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To take power or a position by force or without the right to do so

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Petition

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A formal written request

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Redress

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To correct something that is unfair or wrong

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Grievance

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A real or believed wrong or unfairness that causes complaint