Root Words - Lesson 3
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pandemonium | Uproar |
| panacea | A cure-all for diseases and troubles |
| omnipotent | Having unlimited power; all powerful |
| omnipresent | Present everywhere |
| omnivorous | Feeding on both plants and meat OR devouring everything, especially intellectually |
| catholic | Universal; including most things OR (capitalized) Referring to the Roman Catholic church |
| holocaust | A great destruction, especially by fire OR (capitalized) Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews |
| totalitarian | Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control |
| cloister | A covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard OR A monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| preclude | To prevent; to make impossible |
| recluse | A person who avoids mixing with people |
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