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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
democracy
perennial
euphemism
current
2. The art of handwriting
calligraphy
phonetics
annual
synthesis
3. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambiguous
concur
commiserate
monotheism
4. Those who come after; future generations
devious
verify
impervious
posterity
5. No way through; incapable of being passed through
bibliophile
postpone
symmetrical
impervious
6. To prove something is true
anticipate
atheist
verify
eloquent
7. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
philosopher
philanthropy
autocracy
miscreant
8. An incination to do good
genial
monotheism
benevolence
antiquity
9. A person sent on a specific mission
genesis
empathy
devious
emissary
10. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
synchronize
telemetry
benign
genial
11. One who hates people
advocate
misanthrope
genre
autocracy
12. A letter or message sent
missive
autonomy
enervate
bibliophile
13. Operating by itself
metamorphosis
endemic
genocide
automatic
14. The right of self government
efface
symmetrical
annals
autonomy
15. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
ambiguous
malevolent
credible
current
16. Harmless
benign
beneficiary
monopoly
symbiosis
17. To see again; to correct errors
diction
credible
perennial
revise
18. To put off until afterward
circumvent
telemetry
euphoria
postpone
19. The systematic - planned killing of a race -political - or cultural group
annals
advocate
genocide
misanthrope
20. Government by a single person
autocracy
circumvent
commiserate
concur
21. A particular kind or category of literature or art
trilogy
philanthropist
genre
ambivalence
22. Anything out of its proper historical time
anachronism
apathy
misanthrope
circumspect
23. To speak beforehand
predict
symmetrical
sedentary
disarray
24. Change form or shape
antagonist
autopsy
symmetrical
metamorphosis
25. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
circumference
current
topography
euphoria
26. One who denies the existance of God
euphemism
concur
commiserate
atheist
27. Yearly
annual
genocide
verify
philanthropy
28. Native to a particular people or country
eloquent
endemic
credible
fidelity
29. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
benevolence
telegraph
profusion
excursion
30. One who loves books or knowledge
bibliophile
antecedent
eloquent
infidel
31. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
devious
hyperbole
autopsy
excursion
32. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
autopsy
antecedent
ambiguity
bipartisan
33. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
symbiosis
bipartisan
convivial
credulous
34. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
advocate
propensity
chronicle
philanthropist
35. Intentionally bad or harmful
emissary
circumspect
hyperbole
malicious
36. To remove the face of; to wipe out
predict
tripartite
efface
antiquated
37. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
subjugate
autocracy
anthropomorphism
posterity
38. Faithfulness
disparity
fidelity
automatic
impervious
39. Without definite form or shape
bibliophile
disparity
amorphous
telegraph
40. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
empathy
autonomy
phonetics
propensity
41. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
precede
perennial
euphemism
contradict
42. To place a yoke on; to conquer
atheist
subjugate
symbiosis
speculate
43. To continue
procede
panacea
benevolence
genesis
44. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
propensity
euphemism
precocious
annals
45. A view in all directions
monopoly
etymology
postpone
panorama
46. An account of events arranged in order of time
antecedent
verify
chronicle
bisect
47. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
bisect
credence
telemetry
synchronize
48. Reasonable; fair - just
antecedent
equitable
panorama
devious
49. The belief that there is only one God
monotheism
credible
philanthropist
excursion
50. Belief; acceptance as true
circumference
credulous
credence
impede