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DSST World Literature Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
bigamy
credence
philanthropy
eloquent
2. A pouring forth; an abundance.
monopoly
profusion
autopsy
benevolence
3. Fear or hatred of strangers - foreigners - or aliens
xenophobia
conspicuous
infidel
philosopher
4. One who denies the existance of God
atheist
empathy
benevolence
commiserate
5. Believing too readily on too little evidence; gullible
bigamy
ebullient
malicious
credulous
6. Anything out of its proper historical time
anachronism
phobia
genre
disarray
7. Those who come after; future generations
postpone
posterity
malicious
revise
8. No way through; incapable of being passed through
impervious
hyperbole
miscreant
autocracy
9. Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
circumvent
contradict
disarray
hyperbole
10. To place a yoke on; to conquer
commiserate
convivial
subjugate
philanthropy
11. To run together; to agree
procede
credible
philosopher
concur
12. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
malicious
coherent
agnostic
speculate
13. A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area
circumference
precocious
antiquated
sedentary
14. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
philanthropy
bibliophile
phobia
subjugate
15. The study of the origin of words
malevolent
etymology
misanthrope
precocious
16. Trust - as financial credit; a source of honor - as great credit to one's family
credible
monotheism
agnostic
euphemism
17. A detailed drawing (writing on a map of the surface features of a region)
commiserate
contradict
philanthropy
topography
18. A putting together; the combining of seperate elements into a whole.
autonomy
autocracy
synthesis
atheist
19. Excessive control by one group of a commodity or service
veritable
monopoly
philanthropy
disarray
20. Government by a single person
evoke
verify
autocracy
circumference
21. To take out the nerve; to deprive of nerve - force or vigor; to weaken
commiserate
bigamy
antiquated
enervate
22. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
procede
syllogism
commiserate
ebullient
23. A person who recieves benefit
antiquated
beneficiary
insidious
profusion
24. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
commiserate
empathy
symmetrical
synchronize
25. To take before - to realize beforehand
genesis
benign
anticipate
odometer
26. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
verify
coherent
annual
credulous
27. Operating by itself
annual
automatic
cacaphony
etymology
28. To speak beforehand
miscreant
predict
speculate
equator
29. Yearly
enervate
sedentary
annual
revise
30. To speak against
conspicuous
apathy
panorama
contradict
31. Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
odometer
ambivalence
propensity
cacaphony
32. Summed up together; complete or perfect
trilogy
endemic
anachronism
consummate
33. Lack of feeling; indifferent
speculate
credence
synthesis
apathy
34. Among all people; widespread
beneficiary
circumspect
genocide
pandemic
35. One who hates people
antiquated
circumvent
credence
misanthrope
36. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
anticipate
consummate
calligraphy
symbiosis
37. To see again; to correct errors
posterity
revise
tripartite
misanthrope
38. Ancient times
chronicle
antiquity
emissary
ambiguity
39. To remove the face of; to wipe out
topography
subversive
efface
genocide
40. A seeing for oneself; a post-mortem examination of a body to discover the cause of death
philanthropist
credible
hyperbole
autopsy
41. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
pedestrian
contradict
bisect
hyperglycemia
42. A feeling of well-being
subjugate
philosopher
euphoria
posterity
43. True; actual
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
veritable
synthesis
philosopher
44. So old as to no longer be useful
genial
autonomy
antiquated
telegraph
45. Native to a particular people or country
endemic
antiquated
bibliophile
telemetry
46. One who lives shut back from the world
recluse
precedent
contradict
conspicuous
47. The belief that there is no god/God
calligraphy
veritable
current
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
48. Choice of words in speaking or writing
benevolence
cacaphony
infidel
diction
49. A running out somewhere; a short journey
excursion
genesis
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
pandemic
50. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
odometer
infidel
evoke
benevolence