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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
current
speculate
convivial
colloquial
2. A view in all directions
subjugate
revise
panorama
devious
3. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
panorama
phonetics
symmetrical
symbiosis
4. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
circumference
revise
autopsy
precocious
5. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
automatic
revise
speculate
philanthropy
6. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
bipartisan
autonomy
equator
ecology
7. A letter or message sent
missive
biosphere
convivial
autonomy
8. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
excursion
bipartisan
procede
philosopher
9. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
tripartite
annals
synthesis
emissary
10. Something that logically comes before another
antecedent
synchronize
autonomy
philanthropist
11. To speak beforehand
malicious
misanthrope
bisect
predict
12. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
ambiguity
genocide
coherent
bipartisan
13. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
miscreant
bisect
perennial
enervate
14. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
impervious
eloquent
philanthropy
cacaphony
15. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
democracy
credible
ambivalence
agnostic
16. Change form or shape
panorama
metamorphosis
synthesis
ecology
17. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
credible
convivial
current
postpone
18. A turning from the proper way; crooked
democracy
veritable
devious
posterity
19. The quality of having two meanings
ambiguity
tripartite
perennial
efface
20. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
sedentary
advocate
anticipate
symmetrical
21. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
philosopher
chronicle
bisect
precede
22. To remove the face of; to wipe out
autopsy
annual
circumference
efface
23. Intentionally bad or harmful
ambiguous
conspicuous
diction
malicious
24. Lack of feeling; indifferent
impervious
apathy
agnostic
hyperbole
25. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambiguous
posterity
perennial
diction
26. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
pandemic
annals
odometer
antagonist
27. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
autonomy
misanthrope
impede
subjugate
28. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
devious
ambiguity
miscreant
odometer
29. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
conspicuous
philanthropy
genre
pedestrian
30. No way through; incapable of being passed through
precedent
impervious
beneficiary
philanthropist
31. Someone who does not know that God exists
annual
antagonist
telegraph
agnostic
32. To take before - to realize beforehand
coherent
verify
impervious
anticipate
33. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
profusion
telemetry
precocious
symmetrical
34. Operating by itself
circumvent
automatic
autopsy
democracy
35. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
infidel
amorphous
metamorphosis
evoke
36. One who loves books or knowledge
bibliophile
genesis
perennial
phonetics
37. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
panacea
ecology
recluse
circumference
38. Difference; unlikeness
disparity
fidelity
hyperbole
monopoly
39. A person sent on a specific mission
etymology
emissary
equator
disparity
40. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
annual
symbiotic
miscreant
revise
41. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
cacaphony
ambiguous
benign
syllogism
42. A person who recieves benefit
missive
etymology
beneficiary
genocide
43. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent
circumvent
ambivalence
annual
panacea
44. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
misanthrope
impervious
antiquity
subversive
45. To sympathize
commiserate
verify
autocracy
phonetics
46. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
advocate
monotheism
anthropomorphism
pedestrian
47. Reasonable; fair - just
phonetics
malicious
apathy
equitable
48. Wishing evil towards others
symbiosis
agnostic
panorama
malevolent
49. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
conspicuous
symmetrical
philanthropist
diction
50. Anything out of its proper historical time
anachronism
propensity
xenophobia
circumference