AP World History Vocabulary Unit 1

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adept

(adj.) highly proficient or expert at something (n.) somebody who is highly proficient or expert at something

aptitude

a natural tendency to do something well, especially one that can be further developed

cataclysm

a sudden and violent upheaval or disaster that causes great changes in society

bureaucracy

an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of non elected officials

cartel

an alliance of business companies formed to control production, competition, and prices; a political alliance among parties or groups having common goals

capitalism

an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit

abhorrent

arousing strong feelings of repugnance or disapproval

arbitrary

based solely on personal wishes, feelings, or perceptions, rather than on objective facts, reasons, or principles

authoritarian

belonging to or believing in a political system in which obedience to the ruling person or group is strongly enforced

analogous

describes body parts and organs that have equivalent functions but have evolved independently of one another in different plants or animals. The wings of birds, bats, and insect are analogous

agrarian

dominated by or relating to farming or rural life

arbitrate

intercede: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

aristocracy

people of noble families or the highest social class; government of a country by a small group of people, especially a hereditary nobility

autonomous

politically independent and self-governing

argumentation

reasoning that proceeds methodically from a statement to a conclusion; the process of debating or discussing something

Amerindian

same as Native American

assimilation

the process of becoming part of or more like something greater

analysis

the separation of something into its constituents in order to find out what it contains, to examine individual parts, or to study the structure of the whole; the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it

accumulate

to collect or obtain a large amount of something over a period of time

assess

to examine something in order to judge or evaluate it

abdicate

to give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne

ameliorate

to make something better, or become better

alleviate

to make something such as pain or hardship more bearable or less severe

capitulate

to surrender, especially under agreed conditions; to give in to an argument, request, pressure, or something unavoidable

annex

to take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity, e.g. a country or state


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