AP World History

AP World History vocab flashcards

Adopt

To begin to practice or use

Allude

To imply, suggest, or hint at

Bolster

Support or strengthen

Catalyze

Cause or accelerate; act as a catalyst

Cede

Give up or surrender

Condemn

To declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil

Deplete

To use up the supply of something

Diminish

To make less

Disparage

To belittle

Encroach

Intrude, advance, or gradually take power

Eradicate

To get rid of or eliminate

Exploit

To take advantage of others for self‑benefit

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe

Foster

To promote growth or development

Mitigate

To reduce or alleviate

Omit

To leave out

Parallel

A person or thing very similar to another

Promulgate

To declare or announce publicly

Adaptation

Something made usable for a certain purpose

Aspiration

Goal

Contention

A point made in an argument

Dependant

Relying on another for support

Devolution

Transfer of rights or powers, especially from central to local government

Dissolution / Disintegration

Something that has ended or broken apart

Disillusionment

Being disappointed after expectations fail

Divine

Of or relating to God

Divisive

Causing disagreement

Entity

A thing

Hierarchy

Ranked order of people or groups

Ideology

A system of ideas shaping political or economic policy

Implicit

Understood but not stated

Institutions

Organizations promoting a cause

Integration

Incorporation as equals into society

Intelligible

Able to be understood

Maritime

Related to the sea

Motive

Reason for doing something

Negligible

Too small to matter

Peril

Danger

Phenomena

Observable events

Plurality

Large number or majority

Primacy

Being first

Proliferation

Increase in number

Relative

Considered in comparison

Sectarian

Strong supporter of a group

Strife

Violent conflict

Unprecedented

Never happened before

Yield

Amount produced

Zeal

Enthusiasm