AP World History Important Terms #2 Flashcards

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)