Vocabulary from Classical Roots A-Lesson 3
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"Vocabulary from Classical Roots," Book A, by Norma Fifer and Nancy Flowers. Lesson 3.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PAN | (<G.) "all" |
| pandamonium | uproar |
| panacea | a cure-all for diseases or troubles |
| OMNIS | (<L.) "all" |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power;all-powerful |
| omnipresent | present everywhere |
| omnivorous | feeding on both plants and meat |
| omnivorous | devouring everything, especially intellectually |
| HOLOS | (<G.) "whole" |
| catholic | universal; including most things |
| Catholic | referring to the Roman Catholic church (capitalized) |
| holocaust | a great destruction, especially by fire |
| Holocaust | the murder by Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II (capitalized) |
| TOTUS | (<L.) "whole" |
| totalitarian | referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control |
| CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI, CLAUSUM | (<L.) "to close" |
| cloister | (n.) a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard |
| cloister | (n.) a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| cloister | (tr. v.) to seclude as in a monastery |
| preclude | to prevent; to make impossible |
| recluse | a person who avoids mixing with people |
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