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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
automatic
insidious
cacaphony
infidel
2. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
emissary
equator
antiquated
enervate
3. Harmless
genre
tripartite
postpone
benign
4. To see again; to correct errors
revise
amorphous
excursion
coherent
5. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
calligraphy
posterity
syllogism
insidious
6. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
conspicuous
endemic
sedentary
anthropomorphism
7. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
genial
postpone
ambivalence
atheist
8. A feeling of well-being
autopsy
euphoria
phonetics
precedent
9. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
convivial
agnostic
precedent
revise
10. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
posterity
telemetry
advocate
missive
11. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
commiserate
pandemic
monopoly
perennial
12. One who loves books or knowledge
subversive
agnostic
panacea
bibliophile
13. Anything out of its proper historical time
credulous
anachronism
impervious
annals
14. Excess of sugar in the blood
agnostic
etymology
hyperglycemia
disarray
15. No way through; incapable of being passed through
impervious
bigamy
disarray
bipartisan
16. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
pedestrian
annals
efface
topography
17. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
amorphous
antiquity
malevolent
biosphere
18. The belief that there is only one God
monotheism
ambiguous
disarray
contradict
19. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
precocious
disarray
credible
ambiguous
20. To remove the face of; to wipe out
calligraphy
efface
recluse
precede
21. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
procede
synthesis
panacea
perennial
22. Summed up together; complete or perfect
commiserate
bibliophile
consummate
equitable
23. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
euphemism
excursion
telegraph
antagonist
24. To take out the nerve; to deprive of nerve - force or vigor; to weaken
speculate
procede
enervate
subversive
25. Difference; unlikeness
pandemic
disparity
automatic
precede
26. Reasonable; fair - just
malevolent
monotheism
equitable
metamorphosis
27. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
anticipate
concur
current
enervate
28. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
philanthropy
evoke
topography
cacaphony
29. A running out somewhere; a short journey
perennial
pedestrian
excursion
monopoly
30. To speak beforehand
precedent
panacea
predict
insidious
31. Among all people; widespread
apathy
excursion
pandemic
bisect
32. An account of events arranged in order of time
ambiguous
chronicle
procede
symbiosis
33. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
empathy
ambiguous
pandemic
propensity
34. One who hates people
synthesis
misanthrope
convivial
subversive
35. Having a friendly and kindly manner
hyperbole
genial
antiquity
subversive
36. To run together; to agree
concur
etymology
monopoly
advocate
37. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
precedent
beneficiary
misanthrope
efface
38. A letter or message sent
circumvent
missive
anthropomorphism
impervious
39. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
missive
trilogy
democracy
conspicuous
40. The systematic - planned killing of a race -political - or cultural group
genocide
phobia
anthropomorphism
circumvent
41. Someone who does not know that God exists
missive
autonomy
agnostic
ambiguity
42. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
precocious
anticipate
annals
precede
43. Yearly
coherent
autopsy
metamorphosis
annual
44. Change form or shape
convivial
metamorphosis
insidious
philanthropy
45. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
credulous
synchronize
empathy
advocate
46. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
atheist
bipartisan
annals
consummate
47. Ancient times
posterity
antiquity
antecedent
beneficiary
48. Requiring much sitting
recluse
atheist
antiquity
sedentary
49. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
subjugate
odometer
symbiosis
trilogy
50. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
phobia
biosphere
precedent
tripartite