246387615 | enumerated | listed, counted | 0 | |
246387616 | innovations | new ways of doing things | 1 | |
246387617 | syphilis | an STD that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete | 2 | |
246387618 | heresies | beliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings | 3 | |
246387619 | sects | Religious societies of a few people, usually with a preacher as their leader. | 4 | |
246387620 | acuity | sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) | 5 | |
246387621 | penances | Confessions | 6 | |
246387622 | theology | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth | 7 | |
246387623 | ostentations | done to impress others, showy, pretentious | 8 | |
246387624 | celibate | abstaining from intercourse | 9 | |
246387625 | animosity | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | 10 | |
246387626 | recanted | reject a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | 11 | |
246387627 | aberration | a state or condition markedly different from the norm | 12 | |
246387628 | heliocentric | having the sun as the center | 13 | |
246387629 | subordination | the quality of obedient submissiveness | 14 | |
246387630 | tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness, long and tiresome | 15 | |
246387631 | buttress | make stronger or defensible | 16 | |
246387632 | apex | the highest point (of something) | 17 | |
246387633 | eccliastical | of or relating to a church | 18 | |
246387634 | absolutism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 19 | |
246387635 | prose | matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression | 20 | |
246387636 | ascendancy | controlling influence; domination | 21 | |
246387637 | continuity | the property of a continuous and connected period of time | 22 | |
246387638 | theological | relating to the study of God | 23 | |
246387639 | antiquity | an artifact surviving from the past | 24 | |
246387640 | reconciliation | the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute | 25 | |
246387641 | sythesis | the combination of seperate parts into a unified whole | 26 | |
246387642 | devoid | completely lacking | 27 | |
246387643 | diocese | The basic unit of geographic organization in the Roman Catholic Church | 28 | |
246387644 | vernacular | the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) | 29 | |
246387645 | interrogation | an instance of questioning | 30 | |
246387646 | ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill | 31 | |
246387647 | elliptical | oval; missing a word or words; obscure | 32 | |
246387648 | bourgeoisie | the social class between the lower and upper classes | 33 | |
246387649 | acute | extremely sharp or intense | 34 | |
246387650 | dowry | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | 35 | |
246387651 | annul | declare invalid | 36 | |
246387652 | annexed | formally added | 37 | |
246387653 | dissent | a difference of opinion | 38 | |
246387654 | corruption | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery) | 39 | |
246387655 | scandalous | giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | 40 | |
246387656 | absolutions | freedom from blame or guilt | 41 | |
246387657 | pious | devoutly religious | 42 | |
246387658 | denunciation | a public act of denouncing | 43 | |
246387659 | curtailing | holding back | 44 | |
246387660 | linguistics | the humanistic study of language and literature | 45 | |
246387661 | adherents | believers, followers | 46 | |
246387662 | secular | worldly | 47 | |
246387663 | malevolence | the quality of threatening evil | 48 | |
246387664 | celestial | of heaven or the spirit | 49 | |
246387665 | caprice | a sudden desire | 50 | |
246387666 | metalurgy | development of metal tools and goods. | 51 | |
246387667 | pervasive | spreading throughout | 52 | |
246387668 | guilds | business associations | 53 | |
246387669 | innovation | the creation of something in the mind | 54 | |
246387670 | coercing | To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly | 55 | |
246387671 | dissenter | A person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders | 56 |
AP World History, Chapter 16 Flashcards
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