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DSST World Literature Vocab
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1. Anything out of its proper historical time
apathy
anachronism
hyperglycemia
credible
2. The right of self government
democracy
panorama
philanthropist
autonomy
3. Words together; a form of argument or reasoning consisiting of two sentences and a conclusion drawn from them.
apathy
syllogism
automatic
impervious
4. To sympathize
commiserate
posterity
anachronism
convivial
5. One who loves books or knowledge
bibliophile
panorama
perennial
insidious
6. A figure of speach in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
etymology
odometer
autocracy
7. The automatic measurement and transmission of data by radio from far away - as from space vehicles to a recieving station.
circumvent
diction
cacaphony
telemetry
8. The quality of having two meanings
missive
ambiguous
ecology
ambiguity
9. Change form or shape
genre
impervious
metamorphosis
ambiguity
10. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
veritable
ecology
contradict
hyperbole
11. Those who come after; future generations
agnostic
posterity
benign
excursion
12. To prove something is true
synchronize
verify
malevolent
symmetrical
13. One who denies the existance of God
euphoria
concur
profusion
atheist
14. The part of earth extending from the crust to the outer atmosphere in which things live
ecology
precede
odometer
biosphere
15. Bad sounds; disagreeable or discordant sounds
cacaphony
xenophobia
speculate
metamorphosis
16. Summed up together; complete or perfect
antiquity
consummate
speculate
trilogy
17. So old as to no longer be useful
antiquated
atheist
insidious
ebullient
18. Lack of feeling; indifferent
credence
telemetry
apathy
annual
19. A turning from the proper way; crooked
beneficiary
amorphous
credible
devious
20. To drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambiguous
revise
biosphere
emissary
21. Speaking out; fluent; persuasive
eloquent
annual
fidelity
enervate
22. Reasonable; fair - just
equitable
propensity
topography
consummate
23. A road measure; an instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
fidelity
bibliophile
antecedent
odometer
24. The effort to increase the well-being of hummanity by charitable donations
synchronize
philanthropy
apathy
telemetry
25. Wishing evil towards others
synchronize
malevolent
automatic
coherent
26. Having a friendly and kindly manner
colloquial
genial
efface
ambivalence
27. Belief; acceptance as true
antiquity
annual
revise
credence
28. People rule; government by representatives chosen by the people
democracy
endemic
synchronize
disarray
29. Irrational fear of a thing or situation
bigamy
ambiguity
phobia
miscreant
30. One who goes by foot; commonplace or dull
malevolent
pedestrian
ambivalence
telemetry
31. The belief that there is no god/God
syllogism
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
pandemic
synchronize
32. A putting together; the combining of seperate elements into a whole.
amorphous
circumspect
synthesis
synchronize
33. Among all people; widespread
malicious
pandemic
excursion
beneficiary
34. To get the foot entangled; anyhting that hinders
bipartisan
impede
amorphous
eloquent
35. A person who recieves benefit
ecology
synthesis
bipartisan
beneficiary
36. A view in all directions
equitable
telemetry
missive
panorama
37. Sticking together; having orderly relation of parts
coherent
automatic
impede
infidel
38. Easy to notice (look at); obvious
benevolence
philanthropy
current
conspicuous
39. Faithfulness
biosphere
fidelity
benevolence
enervate
40. The flow of water - air - or electricity; prevalent at the moment - as current fassions
sedentary
precedent
current
amorphous
41. To see again; to correct errors
philanthropy
revise
symbiotic
convivial
42. Intentionally bad or harmful
malicious
conspicuous
enervate
ambiguity
43. To turn under; tending to undermine or overthrow
insidious
bibliophile
xenophobia
subversive
44. One who loves people
concur
atheist (Andrew Jensen/William Kelemen definition)
philanthropist
equitable
45. An act that goes before and may serve as a example for later acts
autocracy
advocate
antiquity
precedent
46. True; actual
veritable
empathy
agnostic
phonetics
47. To cut in two - as a diameter bisects a circle
credible
bisect
biosphere
trilogy
48. The substitution of a mild word in place of a distasteful or unpleasant one
philanthropy
equitable
euphemism
telemetry
49. An instument for writing; a system for transmiting messages by electric impulses sent through a wire or converted into radio waves
missive
symbiosis
telegraph
eloquent
50. One who seeks knowledge or wisdom through logic
philosopher
conspicuous
equator
convivial
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