AP World History: Packet A Vocabulary Flashcards

7452674645	abdicate	to give up power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations	0
7452674646	accession	the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)	1
7452674647	adoption	the action or fact of adopting or being adopted	2
7452674648	advocated	publicly recommend or support	3
7452674649	affinity	kinship by marriage or adoption	4
7452674650	arbitrary	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system	5
7452674651	assert	state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully	6
7452674652	associated	joined in some kind of relationship (as a colleague or ally or companion etc.)	7
7452674653	atrocities	an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury	8
7452674654	autocracy	a system of government by one person with absolute power	9
7452674655	autonomy	(of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere	10
7452674656	benevolent	well meaning and kindly; (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose	11
7452674657	benign	having a kindly disposition; gracious	12
7452674658	bureaucracy	a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives	13
7452674659	caravan	a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa	14
7452674660	aristocracy	a government in which power is held by nobility	15