AP World History Important Terms #2 Flashcards

265789597	Proponderance	superiority in number, weight, influence, or importance
265789598	Characterize	describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
265789599	Excavate	remove the inner part or the core of
265789600	Decipher	convert code into ordinary language
265789601	Revolutionize	change radically
265789602	Yield	Give over
265789603	Sophisticated	marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel
265789604	Epitomizes	embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
265789605	Intermittently	at intervals; from time to time
265789606	Commodity	articles of commerce
265789607	Modification	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
265789608	Punctuate	to stress, single out as important
265789609	Reverence	regard with feelings of respect and reverence
265789610	Fostered	provided with parental care and nurture especially by a surrogate or surrogates
265789611	Standardized	brought into conformity with a standard
265789612	Integrated	not segregated
265789613	Sponsorship	the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)
265789614	Contemporary	belonging to the present time
265789615	Precepts	rule of personal conduct
265789616	Facilitate	be of use
265789617	Intermediaries	people or businesses that move products between producers and final users
265789618	Prevalent	encountered generally especially at the present time
265789619	Prominence	relative importance
265789620	Subordinate	rank or order as less important or consider of less value
265789621	Exploitation	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)