Barbour AP World History Flashcards
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5108807914 | Abdicate | (Of a monarch) to resign one's throne | 0 | |
5108807915 | Defer | Postpone | 1 | |
5108807916 | Elaborate | Develop or present (theory, policy, system) in detail | 2 | |
5108807917 | Hoi Polloi | The masses | 3 | |
5108807918 | Intercommunal | Used or shared by everyone in a group | 4 | |
5108807919 | Municipal | Relating to a town, city, or its local government | 5 | |
5108807920 | Notion | General understanding | 6 | |
5108807921 | Partisanship | Relating to the support of person, group, party, or cause | 7 | |
5108807922 | Reap | To get as a return or result | 8 | |
5108807923 | Statute | Written law passed by a legislative body | 9 | |
5108807924 | Saturate | To furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity | 10 | |
5108807925 | Precarious | Not safe | 11 | |
5108807926 | Benevolent | Kind and generous | 12 | |
5108807927 | Immemorial | Very old or ancient | 13 | |
5108807928 | Enable | To allow someone or something to do something | 14 | |
5108807929 | Utilization | To use something for a particular purpose | 15 | |
5108807930 | Brethren | Fellow members | 16 | |
5108807931 | Strata | Level in society in which people are the same rank | 17 | |
5108807932 | Allegiance | Loyalty to a person, group, country, etc. | 18 | |
5108807933 | Degradation | The act of damaging or ruining something | 19 | |
5108807934 | Monetize | To turn into currency | 20 | |
5108807935 | Mendacity | Lack of honesty | 21 | |
5108807936 | Promulgate | To make an idea, belief, etc. known to many people | 22 | |
5108807937 | Utopian | Impossibly ideal | 23 | |
5108807938 | Acquiesce | To submit without protest | 24 | |
5108807939 | Despotic | Tyrannical | 25 | |
5108807940 | Wily | Skilled at gaining advantage | 26 | |
5108807941 | Invoke | To call upon for assistance | 27 | |
5108807942 | Capsize | (Of a boat) to turn so that bottom is on top | 28 | |
5108807943 | Bequeath | To give your property to a person or organization after you die | 29 | |
5108807944 | Incensed | Enraged | 30 | |
5108807945 | Enamor | To cause someone to be loved or admired | 31 | |
5108807946 | Jurisdiction | The power of right to make judgements about the law, to arrest and punish criminals, etc. | 32 | |
5108807947 | Vague | Not clear in meaning | 33 | |
5108807948 | Allegorical | Having hidden or spiritual meaning | 34 | |
5108807949 | Coerce | To make someone do something by using force or threats | 35 | |
5108807950 | Discrete | Separate and different from each other | 36 | |
5108807951 | Relegated | To put someone or something in a lower position | 37 | |
5108807952 | Omnipotent | Having complete or unlimited power | 38 | |
5108807953 | Sedition | The crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government | 39 | |
5162980038 | Affiliation | An official connection to something | 40 | |
5162980039 | Bustle | Move or cause to move energetically | 41 | |
5162980040 | Disposed | Willing | 42 | |
5162980041 | Enroachment | Intrusion of person's territory, rights, etc. | 43 | |
5162980042 | Jeopardy | Danger of loss, harm, or failure | 44 | |
5162980043 | Legitimate | Conforming to the law | 45 | |
5162980044 | Naïve | Showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | 46 | |
5162980045 | Precedent | An earlier event or action that is regarded as an guide to be considered in similar circumstances | 47 | |
5162980046 | Regime | A government, especially an authoritarian one. | 48 | |
5162980047 | Subservient | Prepared to obey other unquestioningly | 49 | |
5220604313 | Anachronism | a thing belonging in a different time period than the one it exists in | 50 | |
5220604314 | Capitulate | surrender | 51 | |
5220604315 | Denigrate | criticize unfairly | 52 | |
5220604316 | Emulate | match or surpass by imitation | 53 | |
5220604317 | Frugal | sparing with regarding to money or food | 54 | |
5220604318 | Implement | to put into effect | 55 | |
5220604319 | Marginal | not very important | 56 | |
5220604320 | Pluck | to pull something quickly to remove it | 57 | |
5220604321 | Rationale | the reason or explanation for something | 58 | |
5220604322 | Unwavering | steady | 59 | |
5285320984 | Amicably | being friendly | 60 | |
5285320985 | Coherent | to be logically connected | 61 | |
5285320986 | Demographics | Statistical data relating to the population and groups within it | 62 | |
5285320987 | Illustrates | to serve as an example | 63 | |
5285320988 | Mandate | Official order | 64 | |
5285320989 | Obligate | to bind or compel someone | 65 | |
5285320990 | Perpetuate | to make something, typically undesirable, continue indefinitely | 66 | |
5285320991 | Resilience | the ability/capacity of a person to recover quickly from difficulties | 67 | |
5285320992 | Scope | The extent of the area or subject matter to which it is relevant m | 68 | |
5285320993 | Tirade | long and angry speech of criticism | 69 | |
5344810090 | Abide | to act in accordance with | 70 | |
5344810091 | Bravado | bold manner | 71 | |
5344810092 | Detritus | waste or debris of any kind | 72 | |
5344810093 | Emphatic | expressing something forcibly and clearly | 73 | |
5344810094 | Fracture | to break | 74 | |
5344810095 | Influx | arrival or entry of large numbers of ppl or things | 75 | |
5344810096 | Mercurial | sudden changes of mood or mind | 76 | |
5344810097 | Nimble | quick and light in movement | 77 | |
5344810098 | Omission | someone/something that has been left out | 78 | |
5344810099 | Remedy | treatment for a disease or injury | 79 | |
5405505424 | Assimilate | to adapt or adjust | 80 | |
5405505425 | Clique | small group of ppl who share interests and spend time together. not open to letting other people in | 81 | |
5405505426 | Dwelling | place of residence | 82 | |
5405505427 | Enhance | intensify | 83 | |
5405505428 | Façade | a fake outward appearance | 84 | |
5405505429 | Manifest | display or show by one's act or appearance | 85 | |
5405505430 | Nominal | existing in name only | 86 | |
5405505431 | Petulant | bad-tempered | 87 | |
5405505432 | Resplendent | attractive through being richly colorful | 88 | |
5405505433 | Vigorous | strong, healthy | 89 | |
5558377808 | Annul | to make invalid | 90 | |
5558377809 | Commencement | a beginning or start | 91 | |
5558377810 | Enclave | portion of territory surrounded by larger territory whose people are culturally or ethnically distinct | 92 | |
5558377811 | Extortion | obtaining something through force or threats | 93 | |
5558377812 | Interposition | something that is placed inbetween one thing and another | 94 | |
5558377813 | Maritime | connected with the sea | 95 | |
5558377814 | Mere | no more than what is specified | 96 | |
5558377815 | Predominant | present as the strongest | 97 | |
5558377816 | Pseudo | not genuine | 98 | |
5558377817 | Spur | a device with small spike that is worn on a rider's heel and used to urge a horse forward | 99 | |
5636031566 | Antagonize | cause something/someone to become hostile | 100 | |
5636031567 | Diaspora | dispersion of any people from their original homeland | 101 | |
5636031568 | Extent | the degree to which something has spread | 102 | |
5636031569 | Indenture | Contract; agreement | 103 | |
5636031570 | Myriad | extremely great number | 104 | |
5636031571 | Predecessor | a person who held a position before the current holder | 105 | |
5636031572 | Proximity | how near something is to something else | 106 | |
5636031573 | Reconceptualize | to reform a notion | 107 | |
5636031574 | Stagnant | inactive | 108 | |
5636031575 | Tinker | attempting to repair or the improve something | 109 | |
5729324784 | Analogous | comparable; similar | 110 | |
5729324785 | Charter | Sanction; grant | 111 | |
5729324786 | Deceit | intentional concealment of truth for the purpose of misleading | 112 | |
5729324787 | Ethical | moral; social | 113 | |
5729324788 | Foster | encourage; promote | 114 | |
5729324789 | Illicit | illegal; forbidden | 115 | |
5729324790 | Mediate | to intervene in a conflict to reach a solution | 116 | |
5729324791 | Petitioner | a person who writes a request asking for change | 117 | |
5729324792 | Repository | a place where things are stored | 118 | |
5729324793 | Till | prepare land for crops | 119 | |
5815061570 | Armistice | ceasefire | 120 | |
5815061571 | Autonomous | acting independently | 121 | |
5815061572 | Commission | act of passing a responsibility onto someone | 122 | |
5815061573 | Hamper | to delay/prevent | 123 | |
5815061574 | Impartial | neutral;fair | 124 | |
5815061575 | Integrity | honesty | 125 | |
5815061576 | Liquidate | to dissolve | 126 | |
5815061577 | Piety | devotion | 127 | |
5815061578 | Sovereignty | rule; power | 128 | |
5815061579 | Zest | great enthusiasm | 129 | |
5864052575 | Adhere | believe and follow the practices of | 130 | |
5864052576 | Covenant | Contract | 131 | |
5864052577 | Dearth | lack of | 132 | |
5864052578 | Endeavor | attempt/try | 133 | |
5864052579 | Fragmented | broken up | 134 | |
5864052580 | Impair | weaken or damage | 135 | |
5864052581 | indisputable | unable to be challenged or denied | 136 | |
5864052582 | Miserly | inadequate | 137 | |
5864052583 | renounce | reject; abandon | 138 | |
5864052584 | tendency | likelihood; liability | 139 | |
6106663267 | Antiquated | old fashioned | 140 | |
6106663268 | Collaborator | a person who works jointly on an activity or project | 141 | |
6106663269 | Deranged | Crazy | 142 | |
6106663270 | Espouse | adopt or support | 143 | |
6106663271 | Legacy | an amount of money or property left to someone in a will | 144 | |
6106663272 | Meager | lacking in quantity or quality | 145 | |
6106663273 | Oblivious | not aware or not concerned about what is happening | 146 | |
6106663274 | Persecution | hostility and ill-treatment because of race or political or religious beliefs | 147 | |
6106663275 | Succumb | fail to resist | 148 | |
6106663276 | Venture | a risky or daring journey ; dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant | 149 | |
6267048168 | Adorn | make more beautiful or attractive | 150 | |
6267048169 | Cache | a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place | 151 | |
6267048170 | Desecration | to violate the sacred character (an object or place) by destructive action | 152 | |
6267048171 | Empiricism | the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience | 153 | |
6267048172 | Grievance | a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest | 154 | |
6267048173 | Integrate | combine one thing with another so they become a whole | 155 | |
6267048174 | Martial | warlike | 156 | |
6267048175 | Patronage | the power to control appointments to office or the right to priveleges | 157 | |
6267048176 | Syncretism | the combination of different forms of belief or practice | 158 | |
6267048177 | Treatisies | a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject | 159 | |
6342337065 | Allude | suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at | 160 | |
6342337066 | Bloc | a combination of countries, parties, or groups sharing a common purpose | 161 | |
6342337067 | Confluence | an act or process of merging | 162 | |
6342337068 | Euphemism | the substitution of an expression that can be seen as offensive | 163 | |
6342337069 | Fixate | cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something | 164 | |
6342337070 | Hinder | Create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction | 165 | |
6342337071 | Infer | deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning | 166 | |
6342337072 | Precipitate | cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen unexpectedly | 167 | |
6342337073 | Sentiment | a view of or attitude toward a situation or event; an opinion | 168 | |
6384582870 | Advocate | publicly recommend or support | 169 | |
6384582871 | Cultivator | Someone who prepares and uses (land) for crops or gardening | 170 | |
6384582872 | Deficiency | a lack or shortage | 171 | |
6384582873 | Exalt | hold (someone of something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of | 172 | |
6384582874 | Glower | have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl | 173 | |
6384582875 | Implore | beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something | 174 | |
6384582876 | Lax | not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful | 175 | |
6384582877 | Ordain | order or decree (something) officially | 176 | |
6384582878 | Prone | Likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome | 177 | |
6384582879 | Strife | angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict | 178 | |
6493403763 | Aftermath | the consequences of a significant unpleasant event | 179 | |
6493403764 | Consolidation | the process of combining a number of things into a single more effective whole | 180 | |
6493403765 | Designation | choosing and naming of someone to be the holder of an official position | 181 | |
6493403766 | Engender | cause it give rise to (feeling, situation, or condition) | 182 | |
6493403767 | Impunity | exception from punishment | 183 | |
6493403768 | Mitigate | make less severe, serious, or painful | 184 | |
6493403769 | Obtain | get or acquire | 185 | |
6493403770 | Prevalent | widespread in a particular area at a particular time | 186 | |
6493403771 | scion | descendant of a notable family | 187 | |
6493403772 | vulgar | lacking sophistication or good taste | 188 | |
6700668145 | Artifice | Trickery; fraud | 189 | |
6700668146 | Codify | organize; structure; order | 190 | |
6700668147 | Dissemination | act of spreading something | 191 | |
6700668148 | Esteem | respect; admiration | 192 | |
6700668149 | Grant | Allow; give permission | 193 | |
6700668150 | idolatry | worship of idols | 194 | |
6700668151 | Navigable | suitable for transportation/ travel | 195 | |
6700668152 | Revile | to criticize in an abusive manner | 196 | |
6700668153 | Sedentary | lifestyle where one is seated and stationary | 197 | |
6700668154 | Venerate | honor; respect | 198 | |
6767843258 | Acquainted | knowing someone or something | 199 | |
6767843259 | Amend | improve | 200 | |
6767843260 | Carrion | decaying flesh of dead animald | 201 | |
6767843261 | disparity | great difference | 202 | |
6767843262 | endemic | disease or condition regularly found within a particular people or region | 203 | |
6767843263 | indigenous | originating in a particular region or country | 204 | |
6767843264 | partake | to join in | 205 | |
6767843265 | renunciation | the formal rejection of something | 206 | |
6767843266 | sporadic | scattered or isolated | 207 | |
6767843267 | zeal | great energy or enthusiasm | 208 |