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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. True; actual
endemic
veritable
commiserate
beneficiary
2. Something that logically comes before another
topography
genial
panorama
antecedent
3. To speak against
autopsy
contradict
tripartite
philanthropist
4. Among all people; widespread
amorphous
pandemic
malevolent
genre
5. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
missive
apathy
current
calligraphy
6. Choice of words in speaking or writing
syllogism
ecology
profusion
diction
7. To prove something is true
verify
panacea
ecology
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
8. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
contradict
enervate
symbiosis
9. One who loves books or knowledge
bibliophile
misanthrope
genre
credence
10. Summed up together; complete or perfect
subversive
consummate
precocious
bibliophile
11. To come - go - or exist before in time - order - rank - or position
euphemism
miscreant
propensity
precede
12. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
circumspect
pandemic
credible
conspicuous
13. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
missive
democracy
antecedent
symbiotic
14. To speak beforehand
impede
contradict
predict
annals
15. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
anticipate
philosopher
impede
circumvent
16. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
philosopher
credulous
autopsy
genesis
17. Anything out of its proper historical time
colloquial
anachronism
precocious
missive
18. Faithfulness
amorphous
consummate
panacea
fidelity
19. Consisting of or supported by two parties - especially two major political parties
current
bisect
bipartisan
miscreant
20. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
circumference
disparity
advocate
contradict
21. Those who come after; future generations
contradict
posterity
circumvent
sedentary
22. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
concur
equitable
missive
precedent
23. Intentionally bad or harmful
credulous
pedestrian
malicious
pandemic
24. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
beneficiary
credulous
ambivalence
ambiguity
25. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
genre
enervate
subversive
excursion
26. The quality of having two meanings
speculate
ambiguity
metamorphosis
panacea
27. One who denies the existance of God
bipartisan
atheist
pedestrian
agnostic
28. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
ambiguous
topography
euphoria
synthesis
29. A person sent on a specific mission
emissary
equator
ambiguous
precedent
30. To remove the face of; to wipe out
speculate
efface
atheist
emissary
31. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
ecology
democracy
antecedent
odometer
32. Cautious; careful to consider possible consequences
antagonist
circumspect
missive
propensity
33. The birth or coming into being of anything;origin;creation
genesis
telemetry
philosopher
euphoria
34. To run together; to agree
diction
convivial
concur
excursion
35. A running out somewhere; a short journey
genesis
missive
excursion
posterity
36. A turning from the proper way; crooked
current
benevolence
chronicle
devious
37. The belief that there is no god/God
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
etymology
fidelity
syllogism
38. The systematic - planned killing of a race -political - or cultural group
philanthropy
infidel
pedestrian
genocide
39. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
agnostic
philosopher
ambiguous
convivial
40. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
synchronize
telegraph
antiquated
coherent
41. The right of self government
annals
synthesis
autonomy
philosopher
42. To see again; to correct errors
trilogy
emissary
contradict
revise
43. Having a life cycle lasting more than two years
conspicuous
credence
perennial
telegraph
44. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
philanthropy
antiquity
tripartite
benign
45. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
coherent
trilogy
chronicle
sedentary
46. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
symmetrical
credible
credence
atheist
47. To place a yoke on; to conquer
trilogy
subjugate
bibliophile
amorphous
48. Native to a particular people or country
ambiguous
metamorphosis
propensity
endemic
49. Someone who does not know that God exists
pandemic
agnostic
misanthrope
genre
50. Ripened before time; prematurely developed - as a precocious child.
precocious
xenophobia
biosphere
odometer