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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
contradict
credible
philanthropy
symbiotic
2. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
biosphere
agnostic
evoke
impede
3. Native to a particular people or country
anthropomorphism
topography
synchronize
endemic
4. One who loves books or knowledge
hyperbole
bibliophile
recluse
chronicle
5. Change form or shape
metamorphosis
ambivalence
panorama
antiquated
6. The systematic - planned killing of a race -political - or cultural group
concur
genocide
emissary
trilogy
7. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
amorphous
atheist
symbiosis
ambivalence
8. One who loves people
atheist
philanthropist
insidious
euphoria
9. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
antiquated
postpone
annals
convivial
10. Having a friendly and kindly manner
pandemic
malevolent
genial
synchronize
11. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
odometer
eloquent
subversive
antiquity
12. Intentionally bad or harmful
monopoly
credible
malicious
telegraph
13. So old as to no longer be useful
antiquated
coherent
procede
equator
14. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
xenophobia
speculate
calligraphy
genesis
15. Wishing evil towards others
malevolent
circumvent
beneficiary
excursion
16. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
phonetics
telegraph
anticipate
synthesis
17. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
circumvent
disparity
pedestrian
credulous
18. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
symmetrical
precedent
ebullient
apathy
19. To place a yoke on; to conquer
monopoly
subjugate
chronicle
synchronize
20. An incination to do good
devious
democracy
benevolence
coherent
21. Among all people; widespread
postpone
evoke
pandemic
misanthrope
22. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
bibliophile
bipartisan
current
empathy
23. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
excursion
telegraph
perennial
posterity
24. Requiring much sitting
emissary
symmetrical
impervious
sedentary
25. Choice of words in speaking or writing
hyperbole
diction
ambivalence
phobia
26. The quality of having two meanings
synthesis
ambiguity
syllogism
bibliophile
27. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
antiquated
beneficiary
consummate
ambivalence
28. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
precede
benign
subversive
conspicuous
29. Lack of feeling; indifferent
miscreant
xenophobia
apathy
phonetics
30. A turning from the proper way; crooked
procede
odometer
devious
predict
31. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
metamorphosis
infidel
pedestrian
circumference
32. Excess of sugar in the blood
metamorphosis
hyperglycemia
panacea
panorama
33. Difference; unlikeness
verify
consummate
disarray
disparity
34. Yearly
trilogy
annual
eloquent
autocracy
35. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
current
recluse
bipartisan
autopsy
36. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
precede
posterity
symbiosis
perennial
37. To prove something is true
telegraph
genocide
verify
autonomy
38. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
subjugate
bipartisan
evoke
euphoria
39. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
euphoria
speculate
telemetry
40. A person sent on a specific mission
veritable
precedent
emissary
etymology
41. Harmless
odometer
benign
precocious
genesis
42. To sympathize
consummate
commiserate
circumference
subjugate
43. The belief that there is no god/God
philosopher
conspicuous
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
eloquent
44. A view in all directions
annual
panorama
equitable
circumvent
45. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
autopsy
propensity
perennial
metamorphosis
46. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
fidelity
synchronize
benign
pandemic
47. Cautious; careful to consider possible consequences
circumspect
veritable
ambivalence
symbiotic
48. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
euphoria
euphemism
efface
genial
49. One who hates people
emissary
misanthrope
antecedent
circumvent
50. No way through; incapable of being passed through
impervious
odometer
impede
metamorphosis