History Academic Vocabulary

History Academic Vocabulary

Audacious

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

Authority

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Avid

Having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.

Ban

Officially or legally prohibit.

Belligerent

Hostile and aggressive.

Bisect

Divide into two parts.

Bizarre

Very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.

Boycott

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.

Capable

Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.

Cause

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Characterize

Describe the distinctive nature or features of.

Chronological

(of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.