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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. One called to give evidence; a person who pleads on another's behalf or casue.
biosphere
subjugate
philanthropy
advocate
2. To place a yoke on; to conquer
hyperbole
subjugate
anthropomorphism
emissary
3. To sympathize
commiserate
ambiguous
perennial
propensity
4. Marrying one person while legally married to another
phonetics
hyperbole
bigamy
panacea
5. A person sent on a specific mission
subversive
emissary
impervious
panorama
6. The art of handwriting
calligraphy
ecology
phonetics
empathy
7. Ancient times
antiquated
antiquity
automatic
monotheism
8. Sitting in wait for; treacherous - more dangerous than seems evident.
insidious
anthropomorphism
phonetics
emissary
9. A running out somewhere; a short journey
anthropomorphism
excursion
synchronize
advocate
10. To cause to operate (keep time) in unison
pandemic
philosopher
subversive
synchronize
11. To call out; to call forth as memories or feelings.
beneficiary
evoke
calligraphy
advocate
12. A line equally distant at all points from the North and South Poles
fidelity
ambivalence
autonomy
equator
13. Operating by itself
automatic
disarray
topography
veritable
14. Composed of three parts; shared by three parts
tripartite
beneficiary
endemic
topography
15. A pouring forth; an abundance.
fidelity
profusion
genesis
ambivalence
16. The branch of language study dealing with speech sounds and their symbols
precedent
symbiotic
phonetics
precocious
17. Livig together in a close relationship - often to the benefit of both
symbiotic
missive
xenophobia
odometer
18. One who loves people
philanthropist
precede
ebullient
fidelity
19. A feeling of well-being
ambivalence
autopsy
euphoria
monotheism
20. No way through; incapable of being passed through
misanthrope
impervious
phobia
posterity
21. Excessive control by one group of a commodity or service
ebullient
empathy
monopoly
procede
22. Summed up together; complete or perfect
revise
current
consummate
convivial
23. To speak against
contradict
metamorphosis
agnostic
infidel
24. Measured together; having both sides exactly alike
contradict
bigamy
circumspect
symmetrical
25. To take out the nerve; to deprive of nerve - force or vigor; to weaken
equator
trilogy
enervate
ambivalence
26. The right of self government
calligraphy
ambivalence
autonomy
euphemism
27. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
pandemic
anthropomorphism
phobia
biosphere
28. One who denies the existance of God
diction
atheist
impervious
precocious
29. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
phonetics
endemic
odometer
etymology
30. Something that logically comes before another
bibliophile
antecedent
monopoly
symbiotic
31. To speak beforehand
excursion
predict
credulous
genocide
32. A letter or message sent
missive
speculate
evoke
credence
33. Someone who does not know that God exists
biosphere
agnostic
euphemism
philosopher
34. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
pandemic
telegraph
malicious
philanthropy
35. The belief that there is only one God
annals
monotheism
sedentary
disarray
36. Without definite form or shape
impervious
amorphous
autocracy
perennial
37. Fear or hatred of strangers - foreigners - or aliens
annual
circumvent
xenophobia
antiquity
38. Belief; acceptance as true
credence
benign
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
hyperbole
39. One who hates people
amorphous
philanthropy
misanthrope
genre
40. Originally - an unbeliever in religion; now - an evildoer or criminal
panorama
circumspect
miscreant
bisect
41. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
precedent
convivial
bipartisan
euphemism
42. To look at; to reflect on or ponder
infidel
speculate
eloquent
advocate
43. The living together in close union of two disimilar organisms - usually to thier mutual benefit
genial
symbiosis
propensity
genocide
44. A written acount of events year by year; historical records
annals
precede
antecedent
verify
45. A hanging forward; a natural inclination
precedent
propensity
benign
anachronism
46. Difference; unlikeness
disparity
impede
antiquated
bibliophile
47. Cautious; careful to consider possible consequences
apathy
circumspect
procede
devious
48. To put off until afterward
biosphere
postpone
procede
philanthropy
49. Bubbling out; overflowing with enthusiasm
hyperbole
circumspect
malevolent
ebullient
50. One who loves books or knowledge
monopoly
verify
bibliophile
circumference