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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. The belief that there is no god/God
tripartite
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
philosopher
malicious
2. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
pandemic
disarray
precede
genesis
3. To take before - to realize beforehand
convivial
anticipate
democracy
pandemic
4. Ancient times
credence
antiquity
malevolent
ambiguous
5. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
anthropomorphism
calligraphy
convivial
philanthropist
6. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
panacea
symmetrical
symbiotic
colloquial
7. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
subversive
topography
misanthrope
8. One who lives shut back from the world
recluse
disparity
bigamy
metamorphosis
9. One who loves people
philanthropist
antagonist
democracy
antecedent
10. Excess of sugar in the blood
sedentary
hyperglycemia
ambiguity
synthesis
11. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
topography
revise
propensity
impede
12. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
malicious
philanthropy
symbiotic
credence
13. One who hates people
agnostic
misanthrope
euphoria
malicious
14. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
benign
empathy
revise
insidious
15. The art of handwriting
trilogy
calligraphy
efface
disparity
16. No way through; incapable of being passed through
malicious
impervious
evoke
biosphere
17. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
pedestrian
colloquial
procede
bisect
18. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
biosphere
precocious
apathy
posterity
19. Among all people; widespread
pandemic
telegraph
philosopher
precedent
20. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
excursion
subversive
postpone
philanthropy
21. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
precede
circumspect
pandemic
circumvent
22. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
precocious
circumvent
excursion
precede
23. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
current
apathy
efface
ecology
24. Like the language used when people speak informally
colloquial
advocate
antagonist
telemetry
25. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
bipartisan
philosopher
antiquity
advocate
26. Lack of feeling; indifferent
equitable
diction
topography
apathy
27. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
disparity
symbiosis
credible
cacaphony
28. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
impede
coherent
annual
synchronize
29. A person one struggles against
coherent
contradict
convivial
antagonist
30. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
beneficiary
autonomy
equator
telegraph
31. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
ebullient
monopoly
panorama
diction
32. To continue
fidelity
benign
procede
euphemism
33. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
philosopher
ambiguity
antecedent
chronicle
34. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
symbiosis
atheist
apathy
profusion
35. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
current
antiquity
endemic
precedent
36. The belief that there is only one God
revise
benign
ambiguity
monotheism
37. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
chronicle
coherent
circumspect
disarray
38. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
telegraph
telemetry
calligraphy
colloquial
39. To sympathize
genial
commiserate
equator
impede
40. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
topography
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
phobia
impervious
41. A view in all directions
excursion
panorama
chronicle
antecedent
42. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
autocracy
symbiotic
ambivalence
euphemism
43. Requiring much sitting
genre
sedentary
equator
colloquial
44. To run together; to agree
ambivalence
equator
concur
recluse
45. To see again; to correct errors
credence
revise
ecology
telegraph
46. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
xenophobia
phonetics
fidelity
hyperglycemia
47. To speak against
panacea
ambiguous
contradict
veritable
48. So old as to no longer be useful
antiquated
synthesis
revise
malevolent
49. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambiguous
postpone
devious
philosopher
50. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
euphemism
precedent
odometer