APUSH Academic Vocab Terms

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Autonomous

in charge of one's self, self governing

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Beneficiary

a person or group who receives benefits, profits, or advantages

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Commonwealth

a federation of states

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Disdain

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to look upon or treat with contempt

Disparate

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essentially different, dissimilar

Dissident

against status quo of government, disagree with official policy

Domineering

dominating over another in an arrogant way

Exploit

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 take advantage (ex. Europeans exploit new world resources)

Federation

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 a group of states with central government but independence in internal affairs

Levy

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 imposing or collecting, as of tax, by authority or force

Militant

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 vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause

Outmoded

out of date

Partition

divide into parts

Plifer

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to steal, especially in small quantities

Protracted

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 to draw out or lengthen, especially with time

Reflect

to think deeply or carefully about

Refute

to prove to be false

Renounced

to give up

Renowned

celebrated, famous

Secular

 non-religious, pertaining to worldly things or to things that regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred

Specie

coined money

Subsidize

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 to support an organization or entity financially 

Subsidy

to receive a financial contribution of money

Venerate

to worship