AP US History Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards

5920246377	Assimilation	Process by which a person acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group	0
5920246378	Espouse	Adopt or support, or marry	1
5920246379	Antebellum	Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War	2
5920246380	Prudence	The quality of being prudent; cautiousness	3
5920246381	Exuberant	Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement	4
5920246382	Ameliorate	Make something that's bad better	5
5920246383	Jubilation	A feeling of great happiness and triumph	6
5920246384	Turnpike	An expressway, especially one on which a toll is charged	7
5920246385	Crosscurrents	A current in a river or sea that flows across another, or a process or tendency that is in conflict with another	8
5920246386	Cockboat	A small boat, one used as a tender to a larger boat	9
5920246387	Bide	Remain or stay somewhere	10
5920246388	Grandiose	Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so	11
5920246389	Plumb	Measure or test	12
5920246390	Hypocrite	A person who indulges in hypocrisy	13
5920246391	Suffrage	The right to vote in political elections	14
5920246392	Succulent	Tender, juicy, and tasty	15
5920246393	Chaste	Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse	16
5920246394	Scruple	A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action	17
5920246395	Rescind	Revoke, Cancel, or repeal	18
5920246396	Woo	Try to gain the love of someone, typically a women, especially with a view to marriage	19
5920246397	Whet	Sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon	20
5920246398	Haughty	Arrogantly superior and disdainful	21
5920246399	Wildcat	A strike that is sudden and unofficial	22
5920246400	Succumb	Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force	23
5920246401	Supplant	Supersede and replace	24
5920246402	Bequest	A legacy, something passed down	25
5920246403	Matronly	Like or characteristic of a married women, especially in being dignified and staid and typically associated with having a large or plump build	26
5920246404	Minstrel	A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility	27
5920246405	Parlance	A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or intrest	28
5920246406	Hamstring	Cripple a person or animal by cutting their hamstrings	29
5920246407	Quackery	Promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices	30
5920246408	Unstinting	Given or given without restraint; unsparing	31