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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
symbiotic
philanthropy
ambiguity
bisect
2. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
ecology
anthropomorphism
automatic
evoke
3. Anything out of its proper historical time
fidelity
enervate
endemic
anachronism
4. A running out somewhere; a short journey
amorphous
posterity
excursion
topography
5. True; actual
veritable
impede
credulous
telegraph
6. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
xenophobia
miscreant
panorama
recluse
7. To put off until afterward
ambiguity
insidious
postpone
philosopher
8. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
democracy
credible
enervate
verify
9. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
credulous
eloquent
telegraph
emissary
10. Native to a particular people or country
coherent
posterity
impervious
endemic
11. To take out the nerve; to deprive of nerve - force or vigor; to weaken
enervate
convivial
democracy
revise
12. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
colloquial
revise
current
symbiotic
13. To speak beforehand
empathy
evoke
predict
commiserate
14. Change form or shape
hyperbole
insidious
posterity
metamorphosis
15. Reasonable; fair - just
equitable
monotheism
odometer
diction
16. Fear or hatred of strangers - foreigners - or aliens
circumvent
panacea
xenophobia
pandemic
17. To take before - to realize beforehand
phonetics
bibliophile
topography
anticipate
18. One who hates people
disarray
enervate
infidel
misanthrope
19. Ancient times
credible
verify
beneficiary
antiquity
20. Among all people; widespread
equitable
pandemic
symmetrical
euphemism
21. An incination to do good
insidious
speculate
benevolence
metamorphosis
22. A view in all directions
devious
emissary
democracy
panorama
23. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
phobia
precede
philosopher
tripartite
24. Government by a single person
autocracy
amorphous
panacea
tripartite
25. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
subversive
philanthropy
predict
cacaphony
26. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
propensity
bipartisan
synthesis
atheist
27. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
democracy
efface
consummate
syllogism
28. To remove the face of; to wipe out
bibliophile
current
efface
bisect
29. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
endemic
circumvent
bigamy
biosphere
30. One who lives shut back from the world
recluse
precede
credible
predict
31. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
anthropomorphism
topography
trilogy
coherent
32. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
ambivalence
hyperglycemia
impervious
symbiotic
33. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
agnostic
impede
anthropomorphism
contradict
34. Wishing evil towards others
circumspect
malevolent
disarray
amorphous
35. Yearly
precocious
concur
annual
annals
36. The belief that there is no god/God
precocious
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
biosphere
subjugate
37. So old as to no longer be useful
cacaphony
propensity
efface
antiquated
38. Having a friendly and kindly manner
impede
phonetics
genial
circumference
39. No way through; incapable of being passed through
philanthropist
impervious
misanthrope
circumvent
40. Intentionally bad or harmful
diction
contradict
etymology
malicious
41. To prove something is true
missive
antiquity
consummate
verify
42. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
precede
ambiguity
advocate
precocious
43. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
malevolent
symmetrical
ambiguity
tripartite
44. Like the language used when people speak informally
anticipate
procede
ambivalence
colloquial
45. Harmless
advocate
symmetrical
veritable
benign
46. Requiring much sitting
equator
metamorphosis
speculate
sedentary
47. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
precede
bisect
malicious
atheist
48. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
genocide
procede
posterity
49. An account of events arranged in order of time
advocate
precedent
chronicle
precede
50. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
philanthropist
cacaphony
disarray
agnostic