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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
telemetry
excursion
enervate
verify
2. Faithfulness
amorphous
fidelity
calligraphy
speculate
3. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
odometer
trilogy
topography
propensity
4. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
biosphere
convivial
profusion
monopoly
5. One who denies the existance of God
malicious
insidious
atheist
devious
6. Difference; unlikeness
disparity
hyperbole
colloquial
precocious
7. Belief; acceptance as true
circumference
hyperbole
endemic
credence
8. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
panacea
ambivalence
antiquated
genesis
9. An incination to do good
empathy
missive
syllogism
benevolence
10. The belief that there is no god/God
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
revise
symmetrical
bibliophile
11. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
etymology
autopsy
impede
concur
12. To see again; to correct errors
revise
phobia
credulous
beneficiary
13. To sympathize
genre
anthropomorphism
antecedent
commiserate
14. Change form or shape
metamorphosis
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
amorphous
disarray
15. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
euphemism
revise
bigamy
procede
16. Yearly
procede
annual
panorama
ebullient
17. No way through; incapable of being passed through
democracy
circumspect
antiquity
impervious
18. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
postpone
chronicle
genesis
agnostic
19. So old as to no longer be useful
recluse
bigamy
topography
antiquated
20. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
contradict
infidel
empathy
21. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
anachronism
precedent
autopsy
symbiotic
22. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
bibliophile
concur
amorphous
empathy
23. A turning from the proper way; crooked
antagonist
devious
telemetry
ecology
24. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
subjugate
benevolence
antiquity
evoke
25. One who lives shut back from the world
impervious
recluse
profusion
topography
26. Intentionally bad or harmful
cacaphony
diction
evoke
malicious
27. To put off until afterward
philanthropist
subjugate
conspicuous
postpone
28. One who loves people
contradict
philanthropist
credulous
topography
29. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
syllogism
circumference
perennial
miscreant
30. A person sent on a specific mission
emissary
insidious
veritable
genial
31. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
misanthrope
antecedent
miscreant
conspicuous
32. To continue
benevolence
missive
procede
trilogy
33. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
circumspect
bigamy
trilogy
cacaphony
34. Among all people; widespread
euphemism
philanthropist
benign
pandemic
35. To run together; to agree
insidious
hyperbole
excursion
concur
36. To take before - to realize beforehand
anticipate
benign
contradict
misanthrope
37. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
monotheism
odometer
precocious
hyperbole
38. Reasonable; fair - just
equitable
empathy
circumference
benevolence
39. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
veritable
insidious
ebullient
trilogy
40. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
euphemism
perennial
symbiosis
trilogy
41. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
genesis
equator
circumspect
disparity
42. The quality of having two meanings
missive
democracy
predict
ambiguity
43. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
current
genial
symmetrical
topography
44. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
calligraphy
philosopher
credible
empathy
45. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
bipartisan
bisect
philanthropist
current
46. Lack of feeling; indifferent
euphemism
precedent
disarray
apathy
47. An account of events arranged in order of time
impede
propensity
excursion
chronicle
48. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
efface
devious
trilogy
genocide
49. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
precedent
subversive
synchronize
empathy
50. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
sedentary
annual
eloquent
symmetrical