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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. A person sent on a specific mission
diction
emissary
precede
antiquity
2. An incination to do good
recluse
benevolence
annual
infidel
3. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
democracy
ambivalence
antiquated
infidel
4. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
cacaphony
sedentary
antiquated
circumference
5. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
convivial
propensity
veritable
euphoria
6. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
symbiotic
recluse
credence
genre
7. Summed up together; complete or perfect
circumspect
panacea
sedentary
consummate
8. Faithfulness
coherent
symbiotic
postpone
fidelity
9. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
missive
precocious
postpone
fidelity
10. The belief that there is no god/God
tripartite
insidious
conspicuous
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
11. A particular kind or category of literature or art
genre
etymology
bisect
efface
12. True; actual
veritable
agnostic
procede
colloquial
13. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
antagonist
benign
advocate
subversive
14. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
malicious
euphemism
empathy
veritable
15. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
antagonist
disparity
equitable
miscreant
16. A view in all directions
enervate
conspicuous
panorama
credible
17. Requiring much sitting
sedentary
coherent
empathy
agnostic
18. One who denies the existance of God
miscreant
bipartisan
atheist
equator
19. Anything out of its proper historical time
pedestrian
diction
anachronism
circumspect
20. Choice of words in speaking or writing
autonomy
diction
anachronism
amorphous
21. Change form or shape
benevolence
euphemism
procede
metamorphosis
22. To see again; to correct errors
contradict
antagonist
revise
euphemism
23. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent
circumvent
colloquial
posterity
credulous
24. An account of events arranged in order of time
philosopher
topography
chronicle
xenophobia
25. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
symbiosis
benevolence
symmetrical
revise
26. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
phobia
symbiotic
disarray
sedentary
27. To prove something is true
bipartisan
verify
anachronism
trilogy
28. A person one struggles against
panacea
antagonist
recluse
annual
29. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
democracy
perennial
excursion
odometer
30. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
trilogy
euphemism
hyperbole
malevolent
31. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
credible
annals
symbiotic
panorama
32. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
chronicle
subjugate
current
syllogism
33. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
profusion
insidious
philanthropy
bipartisan
34. To take before - to realize beforehand
bipartisan
benign
anticipate
precede
35. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
subjugate
antiquated
empathy
precede
36. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
antecedent
circumspect
missive
37. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
ambiguity
anachronism
precocious
democracy
38. Like the language used when people speak informally
tripartite
odometer
colloquial
excursion
39. Without definite form or shape
panacea
amorphous
commiserate
perennial
40. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
eloquent
bibliophile
veritable
recluse
41. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
bibliophile
sedentary
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
telemetry
42. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
phonetics
autonomy
biosphere
antiquity
43. Ancient times
bibliophile
annals
antiquity
monotheism
44. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
euphemism
symbiotic
credulous
benign
45. Operating by itself
genre
circumvent
automatic
empathy
46. A running out somewhere; a short journey
procede
commiserate
devious
excursion
47. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
sedentary
synchronize
revise
phonetics
48. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
impede
antecedent
xenophobia
current
49. To speak beforehand
predict
endemic
pandemic
equitable
50. Among all people; widespread
coherent
ecology
odometer
pandemic