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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
symbiosis
bipartisan
colloquial
xenophobia
2. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
anachronism
symmetrical
pedestrian
eloquent
3. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
precede
telemetry
genesis
philanthropist
4. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
symmetrical
malevolent
telegraph
beneficiary
5. The belief that there is only one God
bibliophile
contradict
genocide
monotheism
6. One who lives shut back from the world
evoke
conspicuous
recluse
xenophobia
7. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
cacaphony
odometer
hyperbole
colloquial
8. So old as to no longer be useful
bibliophile
autocracy
antiquated
antagonist
9. To see again; to correct errors
tripartite
impervious
revise
posterity
10. Excess of sugar in the blood
telegraph
amorphous
hyperglycemia
antecedent
11. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
philanthropy
current
propensity
symbiotic
12. An account of events arranged in order of time
chronicle
ambivalence
posterity
atheist
13. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
ambiguity
bibliophile
beneficiary
bipartisan
14. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
colloquial
genre
philanthropist
subversive
15. One who denies the existance of God
annual
pedestrian
precedent
atheist
16. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
biosphere
apathy
propensity
atheist
17. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
circumvent
autopsy
subversive
tripartite
18. Reasonable; fair - just
propensity
antagonist
equitable
pedestrian
19. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
antagonist
equator
subversive
antiquity
20. Fear or hatred of strangers - foreigners - or aliens
trilogy
monotheism
xenophobia
circumspect
21. A person who recieves benefit
beneficiary
advocate
trilogy
ambivalence
22. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
autonomy
miscreant
benign
syllogism
23. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
odometer
precede
autopsy
24. Harmless
empathy
colloquial
perennial
benign
25. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
hyperbole
democracy
annals
disparity
26. Change form or shape
hyperglycemia
etymology
telegraph
metamorphosis
27. The right of self government
autonomy
subjugate
recluse
consummate
28. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
current
advocate
apathy
credence
29. To put off until afterward
conspicuous
postpone
endemic
automatic
30. Operating by itself
monotheism
topography
ambiguity
automatic
31. To prove something is true
credulous
benign
verify
profusion
32. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
anachronism
autopsy
phobia
conspicuous
33. A putting together; the combining of seperate elements into a whole.
synthesis
veritable
ambiguous
efface
34. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
annals
precede
ecology
enervate
35. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
disparity
subversive
empathy
apathy
36. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent
coherent
synthesis
precocious
circumvent
37. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
verify
monopoly
phobia
circumference
38. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
genesis
annals
impervious
coherent
39. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
disarray
calligraphy
evoke
pandemic
40. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
euphemism
euphoria
panacea
agnostic
41. A letter or message sent
missive
antagonist
bisect
profusion
42. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
philosopher
subversive
procede
devious
43. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
biosphere
profusion
circumspect
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
44. To remove the face of; to wipe out
malevolent
anthropomorphism
efface
current
45. To run together; to agree
philanthropist
concur
autocracy
credence
46. To sympathize
commiserate
devious
subjugate
precedent
47. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
conspicuous
enervate
pandemic
anthropomorphism
48. Belief; acceptance as true
precedent
credence
pedestrian
benevolence
49. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
infidel
calligraphy
misanthrope
autopsy
50. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
colloquial
subjugate
ambivalence
automatic