1-page Vocabulary Printables

The philosophical ground of the whole argument — rights that 'cannot be given up.' Sits in the iconic 'We hold these truths' passage adapted from the Declaration, so it doubles as a reading anchor. Strong Tier 2 value and real teaching value for a target-grade student.

'Consent of the governed' is a pervasive civics idea a target-grade student will meet again and again — a government's authority resting on the people's agreement. The word is familiar, but the excerpt is iconic and the concept is essential to the argument.

The document's central charge — a wrongful seizure of power — and it recurs (the catalog of grievances, 'usurped the prerogative of Jehovah'). Uncommon, precise, strong Tier 2 value, and the excerpt names the very abuse that justifies revolt.

Names the core grievance directly: women's 'entire disfranchisement,' the deprivation of the vote and civic standing. Rare and precise, essential to following the argument, and worth teaching even though its use is specialized.

A specialized sense a target-grade student likely won't expect — 'franchise' as the right to vote, not a business — and it anchors the suffrage argument. The gap between the everyday sense and this one is exactly what makes it teachable; clear excerpt.

An exclusive right or privilege; here the high-rhetoric charge that man has 'usurped the prerogative of Jehovah' in assigning woman her sphere. Strong Tier 2 value, rich connotation, and a memorable excerpt.

The culminating psychological grievance — making woman 'willing to lead a dependent and abject life.' Uncommon, with rich connotations of degradation, strong Tier 2 value, and an emotionally resonant excerpt.

Exemption from punishment or consequences — the legal point that a wife's acts go unpunished if done before her husband. Precise, uncommon, strong Tier 2 value, with a clear excerpt that illustrates the meaning.

Careful, practical good sense — opens the concession that governments shouldn't be changed for trivial causes. Uncommon, wide academic reuse, strong Tier 2 value, and a clear excerpt teaching the word's measured tone.

Familiar to most, but the excerpt is the document's rhetorical hinge — recasting the Declaration's charge against the King as man's 'absolute tyranny over her.' Strong connotation and high review value justify the slot despite the word's familiarity.

impel: Uncommon, strong Tier 2 value — to drive or force to act. Just missed; the excerpt is plainer than those of the words selected.

chastisement: Vivid and uncommon — corrective punishment a husband could legally inflict. Edged out by stronger Tier 2 picks.

supremacy: Names the document's target, the assumed 'supremacy of man.' Solid, but a touch easier and less central than those chosen.

aggrieved: Clear excerpt — women 'feel themselves aggrieved.' Good Tier 2 value, but lower comprehension stakes than the selected words.

despotism: Uncommon, precise term for oppressive rule, but its excerpt overlaps the 'usurpations' passage already carried by a selected word.

covenant: Rich connotation — marriage as a binding agreement turned into subjection. Strong word, but its reach trailed the picks.

monopolized: Clear economic term with modern reuse, but more familiar and a plainer excerpt than the selected Tier 2 words.

remuneration: Formal word for pay — women's 'scanty remuneration.' Uncommon, but limited connotation; just below the line.