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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. Excessive control by one group of a commodity or service
credence
empathy
monopoly
monotheism
2. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
ecology
malicious
posterity
ambiguous
3. Harmless
benign
credulous
synchronize
missive
4. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
tripartite
anachronism
genesis
veritable
5. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
annals
panacea
convivial
propensity
6. Someone who does not know that God exists
agnostic
philanthropist
verify
enervate
7. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
equitable
credible
subversive
automatic
8. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
trilogy
ambiguous
genocide
speculate
9. A pouring forth; an abundance.
emissary
precede
profusion
sedentary
10. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
ambiguity
phonetics
precede
democracy
11. The belief that there is only one God
credible
recluse
telemetry
monotheism
12. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
advocate
syllogism
conspicuous
bipartisan
13. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
autopsy
ebullient
syllogism
annual
14. Among all people; widespread
euphemism
pandemic
ecology
synthesis
15. The belief that there is no god/God
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
antecedent
profusion
calligraphy
16. The quality of having two meanings
ambiguity
hyperglycemia
subjugate
telemetry
17. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
fidelity
syllogism
telegraph
disarray
18. Choice of words in speaking or writing
automatic
diction
etymology
telemetry
19. Operating by itself
metamorphosis
automatic
genocide
malicious
20. A particular kind or category of literature or art
propensity
ebullient
genre
procede
21. To prove something is true
symbiosis
bigamy
automatic
verify
22. Requiring much sitting
anticipate
sedentary
recluse
genre
23. To take before - to realize beforehand
democracy
anticipate
calligraphy
symbiosis
24. To sympathize
disparity
antiquity
subjugate
commiserate
25. One who loves people
current
ambiguity
bipartisan
philanthropist
26. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
xenophobia
anthropomorphism
topography
trilogy
27. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
hyperbole
benign
synchronize
credible
28. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
bipartisan
euphemism
contradict
pandemic
29. Change form or shape
genesis
panorama
philosopher
metamorphosis
30. Marrying one person while legally married to another
xenophobia
eloquent
bigamy
metamorphosis
31. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
xenophobia
precocious
circumference
phonetics
32. A running out somewhere; a short journey
autopsy
xenophobia
veritable
excursion
33. One who loves books or knowledge
philanthropy
tripartite
bibliophile
current
34. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
malevolent
infidel
autopsy
xenophobia
35. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
anthropomorphism
disarray
diction
annual
36. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
autopsy
miscreant
circumference
telegraph
37. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
apathy
precede
genial
equitable
38. No way through; incapable of being passed through
impervious
circumvent
colloquial
etymology
39. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
beneficiary
annals
missive
recluse
40. Yearly
circumvent
impervious
anachronism
annual
41. An account of events arranged in order of time
autocracy
chronicle
antiquity
phonetics
42. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
credible
profusion
disarray
empathy
43. Reasonable; fair - just
credible
credence
equitable
malicious
44. True; actual
symmetrical
veritable
precedent
panacea
45. Intentionally bad or harmful
apathy
xenophobia
malicious
democracy
46. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
predict
subversive
biosphere
topography
47. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
colloquial
speculate
ambivalence
equator
48. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
advocate
credulous
precocious
hyperglycemia
49. Wishing evil towards others
malevolent
amorphous
annals
monotheism
50. One who hates people
trilogy
precocious
misanthrope
annals
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