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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
autopsy
apathy
panacea
cacaphony
2. A feeling of well-being
telegraph
euphoria
circumvent
atheist
3. Reasonable; fair - just
symbiotic
recluse
equitable
philanthropist
4. One who hates people
benevolence
emissary
misanthrope
euphoria
5. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
bisect
precedent
symbiosis
disparity
6. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
topography
propensity
telegraph
panacea
7. Harmless
atheist
benign
telemetry
malicious
8. Anything out of its proper historical time
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
procede
speculate
anachronism
9. A putting together; the combining of seperate elements into a whole.
coherent
synthesis
symbiotic
panacea
10. True; actual
veritable
monotheism
anthropomorphism
benign
11. Someone who does not know that God exists
genre
disarray
subjugate
agnostic
12. The quality of having two meanings
ebullient
euphemism
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
ambiguity
13. One who denies the existance of God
conspicuous
atheist
evoke
tripartite
14. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
impede
benevolence
circumspect
trilogy
15. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
anachronism
subversive
verify
annals
16. A turning from the proper way; crooked
devious
bipartisan
perennial
anticipate
17. One who loves books or knowledge
bibliophile
phonetics
posterity
etymology
18. Yearly
atheist
infidel
annual
calligraphy
19. The right of self government
autonomy
pedestrian
odometer
recluse
20. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
phobia
benign
philosopher
antiquity
21. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
etymology
colloquial
credulous
enervate
22. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
antagonist
autocracy
automatic
impede
23. Those who come after; future generations
postpone
posterity
excursion
xenophobia
24. Excess of sugar in the blood
anachronism
hyperglycemia
precedent
benign
25. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
current
apathy
verify
synchronize
26. Native to a particular people or country
advocate
endemic
profusion
anthropomorphism
27. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
monotheism
panacea
pedestrian
automatic
28. Ancient times
antiquity
profusion
verify
metamorphosis
29. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
precocious
advocate
agnostic
philosopher
30. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
impervious
agnostic
credulous
empathy
31. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
malevolent
monotheism
hyperglycemia
philosopher
32. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent
circumvent
genial
miscreant
ebullient
33. To take before - to realize beforehand
perennial
anticipate
democracy
benevolence
34. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
coherent
predict
genesis
precedent
35. Wishing evil towards others
sedentary
malevolent
monotheism
bipartisan
36. A running out somewhere; a short journey
euphoria
excursion
ambiguous
profusion
37. Like the language used when people speak informally
malevolent
subversive
odometer
colloquial
38. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
emissary
synthesis
odometer
insidious
39. Something that logically comes before another
pedestrian
antecedent
ebullient
symbiosis
40. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
symmetrical
commiserate
disarray
euphemism
41. A particular kind or category of literature or art
circumspect
veritable
telemetry
genre
42. No way through; incapable of being passed through
philosopher
panorama
impervious
philanthropy
43. The study of the origin of words
genesis
emissary
etymology
revise
44. One who loves people
philanthropist
emissary
pandemic
anachronism
45. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambiguous
circumference
precedent
euphemism
46. Without definite form or shape
amorphous
tripartite
convivial
beneficiary
47. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
antagonist
equator
malicious
ambiguity
48. Lack of feeling; indifferent
ambivalence
genial
predict
apathy
49. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
bisect
precocious
monotheism
propensity
50. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
devious
democracy
telegraph
concur