| A | B |
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| abdicate | without an object-to renounce or relinquish a throne,right,power,claim,responsibilty,or the like,esp. in a formal manner |
| usurp | to seize and hold(as office, place, or powers) in posession by force or without right. To take or make use of w/out right. To take the place of by or as if by force. |
| tyranny | a gov't in which a single ruler is vested w/ absolute power. Absolute power when exercised unjustly or cruelly, a tyrannical act, or extreme harshness or severity; rigor |
| despotism | having an absolute ruler with unlimited power |
| dissolution | breakdown or take apart into components |
| appropriation | the act of appropriating (take possession of) |
| assert | to state with assurance, confidence, or force;state strongly or positively |
| charter | a document issued by a gov't authority, creating a corporation & defining its privileges & purposes |
| perfidy | the act or an instance of treachery/deliberate breach of faith |
| insurrections | an act or instance or rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established gov't |
| redress | the setting right of what is wrong |
| disavow | to disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with |
| consanguinity | relationship by descent by a common ancestor, close relationship or connection |
| acquiesce | submit or comply silently or without protest |
| levy | an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force |
| providence | a manifestation of divine care or direction |
| liberty | freedom from external or foreign rule; independence |
| coercive | serving or tending to coerce |
| absolved | to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibilty |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or assessed |
| jurisdiction | the right and power to interpret & apply the law of prop |
| arbitrary | having unlimited power;uncontrolled or unrestricted by law;despotic |
| impel | to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action |
| endeavored | to attempt; try |
| tenure | the holding or posessing of anything. The period or term of holding something |
| mercenary | to be motivated by a desire for monetary or material gain, or to be hired for service in a foreign army |
| rant | to speak or exclaim extravagantly or violently, talk in a wild or vehement way |
| endowed | to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality |
