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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
perennial
disarray
genocide
impervious
2. Wishing evil towards others
malevolent
concur
emissary
recluse
3. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
annals
ambivalence
biosphere
speculate
4. One who hates people
philanthropy
calligraphy
convivial
misanthrope
5. A pouring forth; an abundance.
symbiotic
profusion
circumference
emissary
6. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
missive
contradict
advocate
genial
7. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
amorphous
credence
propensity
anthropomorphism
8. Belief; acceptance as true
impede
credence
metamorphosis
philanthropist
9. An account of events arranged in order of time
chronicle
agnostic
endemic
euphemism
10. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
benign
cacaphony
verify
monotheism
11. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
annual
euphemism
anticipate
commiserate
12. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
propensity
symbiosis
misanthrope
credulous
13. To run together; to agree
excursion
panacea
procede
concur
14. The right of self government
autonomy
ambiguous
missive
antiquity
15. Ancient times
metamorphosis
antiquity
apathy
disarray
16. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
credulous
anachronism
annals
phobia
17. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
infidel
amorphous
propensity
telegraph
18. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
procede
impede
telemetry
devious
19. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
predict
genesis
philanthropist
symmetrical
20. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
euphoria
speculate
precedent
predict
21. Marrying one person while legally married to another
bigamy
excursion
hyperglycemia
ecology
22. The systematic - planned killing of a race -political - or cultural group
genocide
genesis
chronicle
disarray
23. To prove something is true
recluse
verify
antiquity
fidelity
24. Operating by itself
commiserate
syllogism
subversive
automatic
25. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
euphoria
philosopher
coherent
credulous
26. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
eloquent
bigamy
advocate
circumvent
27. Those who come after; future generations
recluse
speculate
bibliophile
posterity
28. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
calligraphy
ambivalence
genocide
evoke
29. A letter or message sent
chronicle
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
missive
biosphere
30. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
etymology
anthropomorphism
telemetry
emissary
31. Change form or shape
hyperbole
anticipate
colloquial
metamorphosis
32. Reasonable; fair - just
equitable
autopsy
anthropomorphism
genre
33. The art of handwriting
panorama
calligraphy
autonomy
diction
34. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
ebullient
excursion
symbiotic
topography
35. Requiring much sitting
symbiosis
revise
sedentary
ambiguous
36. To place a yoke on; to conquer
commiserate
precede
subjugate
credulous
37. To remove the face of; to wipe out
infidel
equitable
efface
malicious
38. Yearly
synchronize
anthropomorphism
concur
annual
39. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
misanthrope
convivial
anticipate
synthesis
40. Among all people; widespread
metamorphosis
credence
pandemic
sedentary
41. To speak beforehand
miscreant
subjugate
predict
anthropomorphism
42. Someone who does not know that God exists
contradict
annals
agnostic
credulous
43. A view in all directions
telegraph
endemic
panorama
automatic
44. Native to a particular people or country
current
endemic
subversive
equitable
45. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
excursion
insidious
colloquial
ecology
46. To take before - to realize beforehand
anthropomorphism
anticipate
credence
phonetics
47. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
misanthrope
ecology
revise
bisect
48. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
symbiotic
disparity
anachronism
antiquated
49. Lack of feeling; indifferent
current
ebullient
apathy
genesis
50. A turning from the proper way; crooked
antiquity
devious
beneficiary
euphemism