Set: Classical Roots Lesson 3

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TermDefinition
pandemonium(n.) uproar
panacea(n.) a cure-all for diseases or troubles
omnipotent(adj.) having unlimited power; all-powerful
omnivorous(adj.) 1. feeding on both plants and meat 2. devouring everything, especially intellectually
omnipresent(adj.) present everywhere
catholic(adj.) 1. universal; including most things 2. (capitalized) referring to the Roman Catholic church
holocaust(n.) 1. a great destruction, especially by fire 2. (capitalized) murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II
totalitarian(adj.) referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control
cloister(n.) 1. a covered walkway along the inside of walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard 2. a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion (tr. v.) to seclude as in a monastery
preclude(tr. v.) to prevent; to make impossible
recluse(n.) a person who avoids mixing with people
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Created September 30, 2008
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Subject cs
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  1. omnivorous (adj.) 1. feeding on both plants and meat 2. devouring everything, especially intellectually - 6 misses
  2. omnipotent (adj.) having unlimited power; all-powerful - 3 misses
  3. totalitarian (adj.) referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control - 3 misses
  4. preclude (tr. v.) to prevent; to make impossible - 3 misses
  5. panacea (n.) a cure-all for diseases or troubles - 3 misses
  6. omnipresent (adj.) present everywhere - 2 misses
  7. cloister (n.) 1. a covered walkway along the inside of walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard 2. a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion (tr. v.) to seclude as in a monastery - 1 miss