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TermDefinition
pandemoniumuproar
panaceacure for all diseases or troubles
omnipotenthaving unlimited power, all-poweful
omnipresentpresent everywhere
omnivorouseating both meat and plants/ devouring everything
catholicuniversal including most things/ referring to the Roman______Church
holocaustgreat destruction, usually by fire/ Murder by the Nazis of Jews in WWII
totalitarianreffering to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control
cloistera covered walk along the inside walls of a buliding/ a monastery or similar place of religion/ to seclude in a monastery
precludeto prevent, make impossible
reclusea person, who avoids mixing with other people
pan-Greekall
omnis-Latinall
Holos-Greekwhole
totus-Latinwhole
Claudo, claudere, clausi, clausum-Latinto close
inceptionthe beginning of something
incipientin its early stages, beginning
annihilateto destroy completely
nihilismtotal rejection of religious or moral beliefs
negateto desprove, to nullify/ to rule out to cancel to repeal
renegadeone who deserts a group, cause, faith, an outlaw/ like renegade, traitorous
vacuousempty, espicially of meaning or purpose
vanityconceit, especially about one's apperance/ something worthless or useless/ a dressing table
vauntto boast, to brag about/ a boast
aperturean opening, especially one that lets in light
overtdone or shone openly
incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum-Latinto begin
nihil-Latinnothing
nego, negare, negavi, negatum-Latinto deny
vanus, vacous-Latinempty
aperio, aperire, aperui, apertum-Latinto open

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Creator katelee168
Created October 21, 2008
Group Study Group
Subjects english, vocab, roots
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  1. aperio, aperire, aperui, apertum-Latin to open - 32 misses
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  4. incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum-Latin to begin - 24 misses
  5. pandemonium uproar - 19 misses
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