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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intentionally bad or harmful
pandemic
postpone
malicious
autocracy
2. Choice of words in speaking or writing
credulous
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
equator
diction
3. No way through; incapable of being passed through
calligraphy
impervious
emissary
equitable
4. To put off until afterward
topography
democracy
apathy
postpone
5. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
pedestrian
bipartisan
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
convivial
6. A person who recieves benefit
conspicuous
pedestrian
beneficiary
annals
7. One who loves books or knowledge
democracy
ebullient
bibliophile
genial
8. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
concur
synchronize
equator
posterity
9. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
benevolence
philanthropy
hyperbole
atheist
10. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
credulous
advocate
autonomy
cacaphony
11. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
conspicuous
veritable
propensity
12. Those who come after; future generations
genocide
tripartite
posterity
panacea
13. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
syllogism
autonomy
advocate
benign
14. Feeling as if you were in the other person's place
profusion
monopoly
genesis
empathy
15. Belief; acceptance as true
pandemic
credence
agnostic
advocate
16. Without definite form or shape
synchronize
fidelity
emissary
amorphous
17. So old as to no longer be useful
infidel
pedestrian
ambiguity
antiquated
18. Government by a single person
colloquial
excursion
ambiguity
autocracy
19. Native to a particular people or country
sedentary
anachronism
endemic
evoke
20. A person sent on a specific mission
credible
precocious
emissary
synchronize
21. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
synthesis
telegraph
impede
precedent
22. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
antiquated
bisect
efface
ebullient
23. Three literary - drmatic - or musial compositions that - though complete in itself - form a related series
calligraphy
apathy
cacaphony
trilogy
24. One who hates people
genesis
phobia
misanthrope
ambiguous
25. The study of the origin of words
etymology
circumvent
procede
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
26. Harmless
genesis
advocate
phonetics
benign
27. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
profusion
benign
odometer
infidel
28. Among all people; widespread
pandemic
synchronize
genre
coherent
29. To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful manuevering; to prevent
calligraphy
ambiguity
circumvent
circumference
30. An account of events arranged in order of time
autopsy
precedent
chronicle
convivial
31. One who loves people
etymology
speculate
devious
philanthropist
32. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
speculate
telemetry
euphoria
posterity
33. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
atheist
profusion
antagonist
subversive
34. The belief that there is no god/God
symbiosis
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
postpone
cacaphony
35. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
advocate
ebullient
infidel
telegraph
36. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
excursion
phobia
calligraphy
symbiosis
37. Wishing evil towards others
malevolent
missive
benevolence
impervious
38. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
sedentary
topography
credible
subjugate
39. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
ecology
profusion
topography
miscreant
40. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
philosopher
annals
telemetry
odometer
41. To place a yoke on; to conquer
euphemism
infidel
subjugate
malicious
42. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
euphemism
circumference
autonomy
efface
43. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
evoke
propensity
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
antiquated
44. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
circumvent
cacaphony
bisect
endemic
45. A turning from the proper way; crooked
devious
equator
euphoria
pedestrian
46. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
precedent
insidious
colloquial
credence
47. Having a friendly and kindly manner
genial
biosphere
verify
calligraphy
48. To run together; to agree
benign
democracy
concur
recluse
49. A view in all directions
telemetry
biosphere
symmetrical
panorama
50. Excess of sugar in the blood
hyperglycemia
credence
genial
ecology