AP World Unit 3 Vocab

Vanguard

Leaders of a movement or the front of an army

contagion

spread of a disease/idea through contact

Exoteric

secretive/understood by a select few

adroit

clever, quick or skillful

usurp

to take power/control by force

bellicose

aggressive/ready to fight

reperation

payment made to make amends for damage or wrong done

Nihilism

belief that life and rules are meaningless

capricious

unpredictable/prone to sudden changes in mood/behaviour

relegate

assign to a lower position/rank

rapport

a harmonious, good relationship between people

Mollify

to soothe, calm, or appease someone

Exacerbate

To make a problem or situation worse

Derive

To obtain or get something from a source

Constitute

To form, make up, or be a part of something