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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
syllogism
ambiguous
emissary
precocious
2. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
bipartisan
circumspect
panacea
xenophobia
3. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
euphemism
syllogism
fidelity
philosopher
4. The belief that there is no god/God
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
autocracy
propensity
bibliophile
5. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
symmetrical
insidious
revise
contradict
6. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
euphemism
syllogism
telegraph
euphoria
7. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
impede
evoke
benign
disarray
8. An account of events arranged in order of time
genocide
speculate
chronicle
circumspect
9. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
impede
agnostic
bisect
precede
10. Lack of feeling; indifferent
veritable
annual
apathy
precedent
11. To prove something is true
infidel
genial
verify
emissary
12. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
calligraphy
ambiguity
disarray
concur
13. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
autocracy
empathy
malevolent
anticipate
14. To put off until afterward
odometer
postpone
malicious
credence
15. To sympathize
commiserate
conspicuous
bisect
profusion
16. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
agnostic
speculate
pedestrian
philanthropist
17. Native to a particular people or country
hyperbole
endemic
philanthropist
genesis
18. One who hates people
circumspect
verify
evoke
misanthrope
19. A particular kind or category of literature or art
autocracy
advocate
xenophobia
genre
20. A person one struggles against
antagonist
benevolence
syllogism
bisect
21. One who loves people
emissary
hyperglycemia
telegraph
philanthropist
22. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
cacaphony
telemetry
pandemic
veritable
23. To place a yoke on; to conquer
agnostic
pandemic
subjugate
equator
24. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
atheist
current
precede
ebullient
25. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
precocious
empathy
colloquial
tripartite
26. Yearly
annual
anthropomorphism
emissary
advocate
27. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
ambiguous
circumference
disparity
apathy
28. Those who come after; future generations
posterity
ambiguity
precocious
eloquent
29. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
phonetics
cacaphony
antiquity
procede
30. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
synthesis
concur
biosphere
phobia
31. Difference; unlikeness
autocracy
bisect
telegraph
disparity
32. To continue
philosopher
procede
benign
advocate
33. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
precedent
impervious
credulous
precede
34. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
euphemism
miscreant
insidious
endemic
35. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
hyperbole
autopsy
telegraph
equitable
36. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
calligraphy
credulous
conspicuous
annals
37. To speak against
equator
odometer
contradict
philanthropy
38. Operating by itself
devious
convivial
atheist
automatic
39. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
ambiguous
synchronize
impede
hyperbole
40. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
excursion
propensity
equitable
biosphere
41. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
democracy
philanthropy
chronicle
benevolence
42. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
ambivalence
disarray
empathy
veritable
43. An incination to do good
credence
benevolence
devious
tripartite
44. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
genesis
pedestrian
automatic
panacea
45. Summed up together; complete or perfect
annual
consummate
antiquity
disparity
46. A letter or message sent
genre
metamorphosis
missive
panacea
47. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
democracy
enervate
autonomy
concur
48. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
conspicuous
phobia
tripartite
advocate
49. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
antiquated
postpone
bipartisan
advocate
50. To remove the face of; to wipe out
infidel
verify
automatic
efface