Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen

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  1. equitably
    in an equitable manner
  2. unalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
  3. promulgate
    state or announce
  4. incontestable
    not open to question or doubt; obviously true
  5. indemnify
    secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  6. redound
    have an effect for good or ill
  7. disquieted
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
  8. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  9. Supreme Being
    the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
  10. hurtful
    causing hurt
  11. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  12. French people
    the people of France
  13. legally
    by law; conforming to the law
  14. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
  15. transmitting
    the act of sending a message
  16. promulgated
    formally made public
  17. define
    show the form or outline of
  18. execute
    put in effect
  19. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
  20. harshness
    the quality of being unpleasant to the senses
  21. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  22. maintenance
    activity involved in keeping something in good working order
  23. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
  24. executing
    putting a condemned person to death
  25. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  26. military force
    a unit that is part of some military service
  27. auspex
    (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
  28. auspice
    a favorable omen
  29. repressed
    characterized by the suppression of impulses or emotions
  30. defined
    showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
  31. prescribe
    issue commands or orders for
  32. public
    not private
  33. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  34. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  35. distribute
    give to several people
  36. contribution
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
  37. personally
    by means of one's own action or presence
  38. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  39. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  40. intrust
    confer a trust upon
  41. assembly
    a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
  42. participate
    be involved in
  43. arrest
    take into custody
  44. declaration
    a statement that is emphatic and explicit
  45. except
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  46. representative
    serving to typify
  47. observance
    conformity with law, custom, or practice
  48. injure
    cause bodily harm to
  49. deprive
    take away
  50. punish
    impose a penalty on
  51. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  52. repress
    conceal or hide
  53. reside
    live in
  54. resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion
  55. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  56. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  57. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  58. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  59. constitution
    the act of forming or establishing something
  60. lastly
    the item at the end
  61. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  62. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  63. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
  64. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
  65. essential
    basic and fundamental
  66. prescribed
    set down as a rule or guide
  67. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  68. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
  69. imprisoned
    being in captivity
  70. indispensable
    essential
  71. proportion
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  72. oppression
    the act of subjugating by cruelty
  73. preservation
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  74. imprison
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  75. prohibit
    command against
  76. causing
    the act of causing something to happen
  77. manifestation
    a clear appearance
  78. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  79. in order
    in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
  80. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  81. hereafter
    following this in time or order or place; after this
  82. sovereignty
    the authority of a state to govern another state
  83. approve
    judge to be right or commendable; think well of
  84. set forth
    leave
  85. all
    entirely or completely
  86. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
  87. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
  88. essentially
    at bottom or by something's very nature
  89. punished
    subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
  90. require
    have need of
  91. separation
    the act of dividing or disconnecting
  92. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  93. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
  94. respected
    receiving deferential regard
  95. forbidden
    excluded from use or mention
  96. corruption
    use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  97. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
  98. believing
    the cognitive process that leads to convictions
  99. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
  100. established
    brought about or set up or accepted
  101. severely
    to a severe or serious degree
  102. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  103. deprived
    marked by a state of extreme poverty
  104. constitute
    form or compose
  105. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
  106. thereof
    of or concerning this or that
  107. responsible for
    being the agent or cause
  108. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
  109. strictly
    in a stringent manner
  110. distributed
    spread out or scattered about or divided up
  111. liberty
    freedom of choice
  112. national
    of or relating to or belonging to a country
  113. executed
    put to death as punishment
  114. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  115. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
  116. enjoyment
    act of receiving pleasure from something
  117. limit
    as far as something can go
  118. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  119. obviously
    unmistakably
  120. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  121. property
    something owned
  122. approved
    established by authority; given authoritative approval
  123. continually
    seemingly without interruption
  124. establish
    set up or found
  125. social
    living together or enjoying life in communities
  126. organized
    methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
  127. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  128. previously
    at an earlier time or formerly
  129. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  130. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  131. sole
    the underside of the foot
  132. accused
    a defendant in a criminal proceeding
  133. recognize
    perceive to be something or something you can identify
  134. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  135. freely
    in a free manner
  136. proclaim
    declare formally
  137. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
  138. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  139. occupation
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  140. decide
    reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
  141. person
    a human being
  142. may
    thorny shrub of a small tree having white to scarlet flowers
  143. mode
    how something is done or how it happens
  144. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  145. according
    in agreement with
  146. precious
    of high worth or cost
  147. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  148. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  149. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  150. talent
    natural abilities or qualities
  151. submit
    yield to the control of another
  152. guilty
    responsible for or chargeable with wrongdoing
  153. constantly
    without variation or change, in every case
  154. delay
    time during which some action is awaited
  155. innocent
    free from sin
  156. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  157. accordingly
    in agreement with
  158. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  159. assured
    exhibiting confidence
  160. collection
    the act of gathering something together
  161. forbid
    command against
  162. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  163. neglect
    leave undone or leave out
  164. summon
    ask to come
  165. tend
    have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  166. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  167. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  168. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  169. remind
    put in the mind of someone
  170. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  171. disturb
    trouble deeply
  172. member
    anything that belongs to a set or class
  173. any
    to some extent or degree
  174. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  175. secure
    free from danger or risk
  176. based
    having a base
  177. free
    able to act at will
  178. hence
    from that fact or reason or as a result
  179. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  180. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
  181. only
    without any others being included or involved
  182. August
    the month following July and preceding September
  183. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  184. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
  185. supreme
    greatest in status or authority or power
  186. cause
    events that provide the generative force of something
  187. owner
    a person who owns something
  188. association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  189. therefore
    as a result; from that fact or reason
  190. equally
    in a balanced or impartial way
  191. agent
    a representative who acts on behalf of others
  192. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  193. clearly
    without doubt or question
  194. directly
    without turning aside from your course
  195. aim
    point or cause to go towards
  196. one
    smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  197. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  198. consist
    have its essential character
  199. happiness
    state of well-being characterized by contentment and joy
  200. print
    the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
  201. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
  202. forced
    forced or compelled
  203. every
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
  204. grant
    let have
  205. being
    the state or fact of existing
  206. prisoner
    a person who is confined
  207. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  208. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  209. tax
    a charge that a citizen pays to support government programs
  210. article
    one of a class of artifacts
  211. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  212. declared
    declared as fact; explicitly stated
  213. fix
    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  214. personal
    concerning an individual or his or her private life
  215. not
    negation of a word or group of words
  216. expression
    the communication of your beliefs or opinions
  217. prevent
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  218. presence
    current existence
  219. base
    lowest support of a structure
  220. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
  221. general
    applying to all or most members of a category or group
  222. cost
    be priced at
  223. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  224. such
    of so extreme a degree or extent
  225. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
  226. born
    brought into existence
  227. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  228. military
    the armed forces of a nation
  229. respect
    regard highly; think much of
  230. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  231. same
    same in identity
  232. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
  233. at all
    in the slightest degree or in any respect
  234. object
    a tangible and visible entity
  235. following
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
  236. necessary
    absolutely essential
  237. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  238. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  239. duty
    the social force that obliges you to behave in a certain way
  240. France
    a republic in western Europe
  241. purpose
    what something is used for
  242. position
    the particular part of space occupied by something
  243. common
    having no special distinction or quality
  244. as well
    in addition
  245. view
    the visual percept of a region
  246. French
    of or pertaining to France or the people of France
  247. either
    also, likewise, as well
  248. held
    occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
  249. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  250. idea
    the content of cognition
  251. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  252. before
    at or in the front
  253. believe
    accept as true; take to be true
  254. can
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
  255. act
    behave in a certain manner
  256. use
    put into service
  257. remain
    continue in a place, position, or situation
  258. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
  259. case
    an occurrence of something
  260. and then
    subsequently or soon afterward
  261. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  262. moment
    an indefinitely short time
  263. form
    a perceptual structure
  264. bear
    be pregnant with
  265. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
  266. write
    name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
  267. each
    separately for every person or thing
  268. pass
    go across or through
  269. follow
    travel behind, go after, or come after
  270. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
  271. nothing
    in no respect; to no degree
  272. eyes
    opinion or judgment
  273. speak
    use language
  274. put
    cause to be in a certain state
  275. mean
    denote or connote
  276. found
    set up
  277. under
    below some quantity or limit
  278. eye
    the organ of sight
  279. people
    any group of human beings collectively
  280. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
  281. must
    a necessary or essential thing
  282. men
    the force of workers available
  283. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
  284. well
    in a good or satisfactory manner or to a high standard
  285. but
    and nothing more
  286. other
    not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
  287. then
    at that time
  288. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
  289. more
    greater in size or amount or extent or degree
  290. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
Created on Fri Feb 12 08:26:42 EST 2010

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