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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A remedy for all ills or difficulties
panacea
fidelity
philosopher
symmetrical
2. Fond of eating - drinking - and being sociable together
credence
malicious
convivial
devious
3. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
subjugate
symbiosis
postpone
ecology
4. A letter or message sent
benign
missive
tripartite
revise
5. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
equitable
euphoria
symmetrical
circumvent
6. To sympathize
pandemic
miscreant
bibliophile
commiserate
7. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
efface
equator
antecedent
philanthropist
8. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
veritable
evoke
equitable
symbiosis
9. Change form or shape
conspicuous
ambivalence
metamorphosis
commiserate
10. To remove the face of; to wipe out
anachronism
efface
atheist
ambiguity
11. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
agnostic
precedent
odometer
phobia
12. To place a yoke on; to conquer
xenophobia
precedent
metamorphosis
subjugate
13. One who loves people
philanthropist
synchronize
current
excursion
14. Reasonable; fair - just
enervate
panacea
equitable
antiquated
15. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
symbiotic
diction
precede
consummate
16. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
tripartite
monotheism
odometer
biosphere
17. Faithfulness
credence
fidelity
autonomy
beneficiary
18. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
telegraph
anticipate
panorama
19. Government by a single person
antiquity
antagonist
circumference
autocracy
20. The attributing of human characteristics to a god - animal - or inanimate thing
bisect
ambiguity
verify
anthropomorphism
21. To continue
philanthropy
atheist
procede
missive
22. A person one struggles against
antecedent
posterity
diction
antagonist
23. Intentionally bad or harmful
malicious
genocide
contradict
anachronism
24. To speak against
subjugate
contradict
phonetics
colloquial
25. Summed up together; complete or perfect
symbiotic
autopsy
precedent
consummate
26. A person sent on a specific mission
insidious
emissary
fidelity
philosopher
27. One who denies the existance of God
amorphous
etymology
atheist
cacaphony
28. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
advocate
subjugate
telemetry
29. Lack of feeling; indifferent
endemic
atheist
apathy
philosopher
30. Ancient times
antiquity
phobia
conspicuous
advocate
31. To prove something is true
miscreant
monotheism
verify
insidious
32. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
impervious
genesis
circumvent
infidel
33. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
precede
perennial
euphemism
synthesis
34. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
telemetry
ebullient
calligraphy
benign
35. Belief; acceptance as true
disparity
credence
autonomy
perennial
36. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
infidel
posterity
bisect
coherent
37. The quality of having two meanings
ambiguity
malevolent
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
tripartite
38. True; actual
bibliophile
benevolence
veritable
phonetics
39. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
insidious
philosopher
benevolence
philanthropy
40. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
advocate
hyperglycemia
current
conspicuous
41. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
precedent
posterity
credible
fidelity
42. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
fidelity
agnostic
precede
infidel
43. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
eloquent
trilogy
disarray
revise
44. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
colloquial
telemetry
equitable
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
45. To speak beforehand
endemic
propensity
credulous
predict
46. Anything out of its proper historical time
xenophobia
enervate
ambiguity
anachronism
47. No way through; incapable of being passed through
antecedent
impervious
bisect
antagonist
48. Not faithful; a person who does not believe in a particular religion
infidel
telegraph
procede
philosopher
49. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
advocate
automatic
circumference
autonomy
50. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
precedent
verify
autonomy
genesis