big words Flashcards
Historicity
Historical authenticity
Hegemony
hair-gair-mony
Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others
“Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871”
Suzerainty
soo-zuh-rain-tee
A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state
Preponderance
pre-pon-der-ance
The fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance
“the preponderance of women among older people”
Predominant
Present as the strongest or main element
“the predominant colour was white”
Ethos
Distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
synonym is morals
Syncretism
Combination of separate concepts into one new, unique idea
Acquiesce
a-kwee-es
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
“Sara acquiesced in his decision”
Geopolitical
Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors
Apologism
A defence made in justification of anyone.
Potent
having great power, influence, or effect
“thrones were potent symbols of authority”
Tentative
not certain or fixed; provisional, indefinite
“a tentative conclusion”
Magnate
a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman
“a property magnate”
Ratification
the action of signing or giving formal consent to an agreement, making it officially valid, validating treaty
“ratification of the treaty raised problems in several member states”
Diaspora
The dispersion or spread of any people from their original homeland
‘African diaspora’
Rationalise
Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or attitudes) with logical reasons
Balance of Power Theory
In International relations suggests states may secure their survival by preventing any one state from gaining enough military power to dominate all others
Pluralism
Refers to a society where different groups of entities keep their identities while existing with other groups or more dominant group
Multicausal
Having, involving, of allowing for more than one cause
e.g officials understood the multicausal nature
Ascertain
Find something out for certain
e.g an attempt to ascertain the cause
Substantiate
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth (support/prove)
Repatriation
The return of someone to their own country
Conversely
Introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made, on the other hand. A connective
“we’re not going to have enough onions to last the year, while courgettes, conversely, are in a major surplus”
Interpretation
Subjective not objective. An explanation of a view
