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DSST World Literature Vocab

Subjects : dsst, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment






2. Like the language used when people speak informally






3. Those who come after; future generations






4. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death






5. The belief that there is no god/God






6. Change form or shape






7. Yearly






8. To take out the nerve; to deprive of nerve - force or vigor; to weaken






9. Something that logically comes before another






10. The art of handwriting






11. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.






12. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.






13. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series






14. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent






15. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation






16. Native to a particular people or country






17. A remedy for all ills or difficulties






18. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing






19. Lack of feeling; indifferent






20. No way through; incapable of being passed through






21. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.






22. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow






23. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.






24. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations






25. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.






26. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect






27. One who loves people






28. Anything out of its proper historical time






29. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place






30. Irrational fear of a thing or situation






31. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both






32. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts






33. A written acount of events year by year; historical records






34. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion






35. A letter or message sent






36. One who hates people






37. To prove something is true






38. One who denies the existance of God






39. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible






40. Reasonable; fair - just






41. To place a yoke on; to conquer






42. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves






43. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull






44. To take before - to realize beforehand






45. To put off until afterward






46. Marrying one person while legally married to another






47. Among all people; widespread






48. Without definite form or shape






49. True; actual






50. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live






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