AP World History Important Terms #2 Flashcards
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260853678 | Preponderance | a superiority in numbers or amount | |
260853679 | Characterize | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of | |
260853680 | Excavate | find by digging in the ground | |
260853681 | Decipher | convert code into ordinary language | |
260853682 | Revolutionize | change radically | |
260853683 | Yield | production of a certain amount | |
260853684 | Sophisticated | marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel | |
260853685 | Epitomizes | to serve as the typical or ideal example of | |
260853686 | Intermittent | stopping and starting at irregular intervals | |
260853687 | Commodity | anything that is bought or sold | |
260853688 | Modification | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | |
260853689 | Punctuated | To stress or emphasize. | |
260853690 | Reverence | regard with feelings of respect and reverence | |
260853691 | Fostered | encouraged or promoted in growth or development | |
260853692 | Standardized | capable of replacing or changing places with something else | |
260853693 | Integrated | formed into a whole or introduced into another entity | |
260853694 | Sponsorship | the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | |
260853695 | Contemporary | belonging to the present time | |
260853696 | Precepts | rules establishing standards of conduct | |
260853697 | Facilitate | make easier | |
260853698 | Intermediaries | people or businesses that move products between producers and final users | |
260853699 | Prevalent | widespread | |
260853700 | Prominence | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent | |
260853701 | Subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value | |
260853702 | exploitation | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) |