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Vocabulary 3, 4
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A Lessons 3 & 4
Term | Definition |
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PAN | G. all |
pandemonium | n. uproar |
panacea | n. a cure-all for diseases or troubles |
OMNIS | L. all |
omnipotent | adj. having unlimited power; all-powerful |
omnipresent | adj. present everywhere |
omnivorous | adj. 1)feeding on both plants & meat. 2)devouring everything, especially intellectually. |
HOLOS | G. whole |
catholic | adj. universal; including most things |
Catholic | referring to the Roman Catholic church |
holocaust | n. a great destruction, especially by fire |
Holocaust | Murder by the Nazis of over 6 million Jews and others in WW2. |
TOTUS | L. whole |
CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI, CLAUSUM | L. to close |
cloister (noun) | n. 1) a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard. 2) a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion. |
cloister (verb) | v. to seclude or hide away, as in a monastery |
preclude | v. to prevent; to make impossible |
recluse | n. a person who avoids mixing with people |
INCIPIO, INCIPERE, INCEPI, INCEPTUM | L. to begin |
inception | n. the beginning of something |
incipient | adj. in the early stages; beginning |
NIHIL | L. nothing |
annihilate | v. to destroy completely |
nihilism | n. the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs |
NEGO, NEGARE, NEGAVI, NEGATUM | L. to deny |
negate | v. 1) to disprove; to nullify. 2) to rule out; to cancel; to repeal |
renegade | n. 1) one who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc. ; an outlaw 2)adj. traitorous |
VANUS, VACUUS | L. empty |
vacuous | adj. empty, especially of meaning or purpose |
vanity | n. 1)conceit, especially about one's appearance. 2)something worthless or useless. 3)a dressing table. |
vaunt | v. to boast; to brag about n. a boast |
APERIO, APERIRE, APERUI, APERTUM | L. to open |
aperture | n. an opening, especially one that admits light. |
overt | adj. done or shown openly |