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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. To see again; to correct errors
revise
evoke
devious
genesis
2. To continue
procede
precedent
misanthrope
eloquent
3. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
annals
telegraph
apathy
odometer
4. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
apathy
topography
conspicuous
tripartite
5. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
democracy
metamorphosis
emissary
tripartite
6. To prove something is true
verify
fidelity
credence
circumvent
7. A particular kind or category of literature or art
telemetry
genre
symbiosis
credible
8. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
phobia
concur
commiserate
speculate
9. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
ambivalence
impede
miscreant
coherent
10. One who loves people
concur
contradict
philanthropist
coherent
11. Operating by itself
infidel
automatic
ambivalence
genre
12. One who hates people
automatic
misanthrope
euphemism
telemetry
13. A person who recieves benefit
beneficiary
profusion
phobia
credulous
14. Excessive control by one group of a commodity or service
profusion
monopoly
pandemic
sedentary
15. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
symbiosis
postpone
posterity
disarray
16. Belief; acceptance as true
philosopher
disarray
credence
metamorphosis
17. A view in all directions
panorama
telegraph
credence
commiserate
18. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
panorama
philanthropy
credulous
ambiguous
19. Native to a particular people or country
consummate
endemic
pandemic
veritable
20. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
tripartite
sedentary
apathy
empathy
21. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
syllogism
autopsy
phonetics
synthesis
22. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
bibliophile
ambivalence
hyperbole
impede
23. Summed up together; complete or perfect
bibliophile
metamorphosis
credence
consummate
24. Excess of sugar in the blood
hyperglycemia
hyperbole
genial
synthesis
25. To put off until afterward
atheist
euphoria
circumvent
postpone
26. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
automatic
impervious
credulous
bibliophile
27. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
trilogy
eloquent
anachronism
speculate
28. An incination to do good
monopoly
benevolence
genesis
anticipate
29. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
advocate
bigamy
autopsy
empathy
30. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
disarray
enervate
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
syllogism
31. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
profusion
subversive
empathy
trilogy
32. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
subversive
antagonist
symmetrical
automatic
33. One who denies the existance of God
ebullient
atheist
veritable
bibliophile
34. To speak beforehand
diction
antecedent
emissary
predict
35. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
monopoly
annual
eloquent
apathy
36. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
ebullient
advocate
malicious
anachronism
37. To take before - to realize beforehand
anticipate
veritable
sedentary
precede
38. Wishing evil towards others
malevolent
missive
trilogy
telemetry
39. Change form or shape
metamorphosis
synchronize
hyperglycemia
cacaphony
40. A running out somewhere; a short journey
advocate
excursion
philanthropist
biosphere
41. Reasonable; fair - just
bisect
symbiosis
philosopher
equitable
42. One who lives shut back from the world
subversive
recluse
annual
insidious
43. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
ebullient
coherent
bisect
democracy
44. To remove the face of; to wipe out
anticipate
antiquated
efface
impervious
45. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
cacaphony
enervate
circumspect
revise
46. Harmless
equator
anthropomorphism
benign
autocracy
47. Without definite form or shape
amorphous
credulous
disparity
ambiguity
48. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
infidel
autocracy
current
recluse
49. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
topography
telemetry
efface
convivial
50. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
trilogy
circumspect
circumference
panacea