APUSH MP1 All 120 Vocab

abject

wretched

adaptation

a change made in order to adjust or improve function in a situation

adjudicate

to formally settle a dispute

agrarian

relating to land or agriculture

anathema

an outrage

apologist

a person who supports a controversial argument

arable

able to grow crops

artisan

a skilled worker who makes products by hand

ascendency

having or growing in political dominance, such as on a global stage

assimilation

the adoption of other qualities or habits in order to become similar to something else

attrition

the gradual reduction of strength and numbers due to long periods of pressure

autonomy

self-governing

belligerent

a person or nation participating in a war

bourgeois

relating to the middle class of a society

brothel

a house or other location that plays host to prostitution

bureaucracy

government run through various departments and administrators

burgeoning

developing or expanding quickly

buttress

to reinforce

cadre

a group specifically trained for specific aspects of the armed forces or other organizations

caravan

a group that travels together in hopes of passing safely through dangerous territory

coalition

an alliance, usually calling for political action

coerce

to formally persuade someone to do something

cohesion

being tightly held together, unified

commodity

an object that can be placed in the market to be bought, sold, or traded

communicate

to exchange thoughts or information through various means, such as spoken or written words

conscription

forced by law into government or military service

consolidate

to bring together or unite separate parts

contiguous

sharing a boundary, adjacent

credit

method of purchasing something without directly paying at the time, and instead paying later

decimate

to kill or damage a large number of something

demographic

relating to a certain statistic of the human population

denude

to deprive something of its crucial assets

depravity

ethical corruption

despotic

having absolute power as a rule, which is often taken advantage of

diaspora

separation of a group of people from their native land

diffusion

the scattering or spreading of something

disdain

to dislike due to unworthiness

dissemination

the spread of something, especially information or ideas

dissident

someone who challenges official policy

dowry

money, property, or goods given to a man by his wife's parents

effigy

a statue or representation of a person, often used in mock hangings

egalitarian

a social view in which all citizens are equal in all aspects of life

embargo

an official ban on commerce

endemic

affecting a particular area or people group

enterprise

the project of undertaking, particularly something difficult

entrench

to firmly establish or defend something

entrepreneur

someone who takes a risk by opening and managing a business by themselves

exchequer

the national treasury

excoriate

to criticize harshly

explicit

to be clearly defined or presented

exploitation

the use of something in order to make a profit

extortion

illegally obtaining money or other desires by taking advantage of one's position or power

factionalism

a large group divided into subgroups that have slight variations

frontier

an area that lies along or beyond a known border

gentry

a high social class in England, representing those just below the nobility

guerilla

a person participating in irregular fighting with a small, independent force

heresy

doctrine that is contrary to the established beliefs and accepted doctrine of a religious system

horticulture

science related to the cultivation of plants

ideology

a set of thoughts, conscious and unconscious, that compose a person's beliefs

immigrant

a person who permanently moves to another country

imperial

of or relating to an empire

inalienable

absolute, unable to be transferred

incursion

the sudden and aggressive entrance into another's territory; an invasion

indigenous

the natural and native inhabitants and organisms to a certain area

indigent

needy, destitute

inoculate

to treat with a vaccine in order to create an immunity against a sickness

insurgency

violent rebellion against an instated government

itinerant

nomadic

jurisprudence

philosophy of law

kinship

maintaining similarities to others, particularly through family relationships

libel

to discredit a person

liberation

gaining of equal rights, opportunities, granting freedom

lucrative

profitable

lynching

most often regarding hanging, an execution outside legal terms

matriarchy

a political arrangement where a community is ruled by women

mercenary

a person who partakes in military force for personal gain, often working for a foreign party

midwife

someone, usually a woman, who is trained to help women through childbirth despite not being a doctor

missionary

a person who goes somewhere, often a foreign country, to share their religious beliefs with others

mobilize

to prepare for action in a certain situation

monogamy

the practice of being in a marital or sexual relationship with only one person at a time

monopoly

the exclusive control of a particular item or service on the market

pacifism

a belief that violence is always unreasonable, and that disagreements should be resolved peacefully

palisade

a fence, made of stakes and designed for defense

pantheism

a belief that the universe is an embodiment of God

paradox

something that may be true despite its apparent contradictions

parlance

a specific use of words; jargon

partisan

a firm supporter of a political group, person, or cause

patriarchy

a political arrangement where a community is ruled by men

pension

a fixed sum of money paid regularly to a retired person

periphery

the outer edge or boundary of an area

polygamy

the practice of being in a marital or sexual relationship with multiple people at the same time

preemptive

preventive measures being made against something

prerogative

an exclusive right held by a high official, or a special freedom held by certain people

prestige

honor, esteem, or noble status

privateer

a private person or ship hired by a government for use in war

repository

a storage place

repudiate

to refuse acceptance or reject authority

retinue

a group of assistants and/or advisers

revival

a renewal of enthusiasm, especially in a Christian congregation

sedentary

leisurely or inactive lifestyle