Regents Vocab

Prosperity

the condition of being successful or thriving

Occupy

to take up (a place or extent in space)

Consent

permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Factions

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Consolidate

make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Distinctions

a difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Efficiency

the state or quality of being efficient

Nonalignment

lack of alliance or affiliation with other nations or groups, especially politically.

Suffrage

the right to vote in political elections.

Unified

make or become united, uniform, or whole.

Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Sovereignty

the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

Containing

have or hold (someone or something) within

Liberated

of a place or people freed from imprisonment, slavery, or enemy occupation.

Literacy

competence or knowledge in a specified area.

Dismantle

to take something apart so that it is in separate pieces.

Preservation

the activity or process of keeping something valued alive, intact, or free from damage or decay.

Seldom

not often; rarely.

Seafaring

traveling by sea, especially regularly.

Secular

denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

aid

help that is given to someone in need

arms

weapons

Collapse

to stop working or end suddenly; fail

competition

the act of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others

contain

to hold within something; restrict

control

to use power to manage or command

diplomacy

the practice of negotiating between nations or governments

insurgency (n.)

an armed rebellion against one’s own government

intervention

an action that is meant to change what is happening

promote

to help something grow, increase, or move forward

supremacy

that state of being the best or most powerful

symbolize

the represent something or stand for something as a symbol

tension

the condition of stress, strain or pressure

threat

a statement that someone will harm or punish another person or group

treaty

an agreement, usually between two countries