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AP World History Vocabulary List #2 Flashcards

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5620964348AbdicateTo relinquish or to give up ruling power0
5620965508AbrogateTo officially cancel, abolish or revoke1
5620967446AgnosticA person who believes it is impossible to know of God's existence or of anything beyond the physical universe2
5620971714AttritionA gradual wearing down in the strength or numbers of an enemy through sustained attack3
5620973878EcclesiasticalRelating to a church or religious organization4
5620975287HegemonyDominant control, power, or influence5
5620976557HuburisArrogant conceit, confidence, and pride6
5620978236IconoclastOne who attacks traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions7
5620980217LatentSomething that exists but is not yet achieved or recognized8
5620982034MachinationA clever plot or scheme9
5620982849PlausibleCredible, believable, having an appearance of truth10
5620984064PolarizeTo separate into groups that have extremely opposing viewpoints11
5620987162SecularNot related to religion or a church; worldly12
5620990395SeditionAn attempt to stir up or support revolution13
5620992400SpeciousDeliberately misleading in appearance; appearing to be true and logical but false14
5620992401TenableCapable of being defended15
5620995358TenuousWeak, flimsy, shaky, precarious16
5620995936ViableCapable of working or surviving successfully17
5620995937VirulentExtremely harmful or deadly18
5620996592VolitileLikely to change rapidly and unpreictably with a possibility of explosive violence19

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