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Lesson 3 & 4
Vocab lesson 3
| Vocab word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | Uproar |
| panacea | A cure-all for diseases or troubles |
| omnipotent | Having unlimited power; all-power |
| omnivorous | Feeding on both plant and animal |
| omnivorous | Devouring everything, especially intellectually |
| catholic | Universal; including most things |
| catholic | (capitalized) (Referring to the Roman Catholic church |
| holocaust | A great destruction, especially by fire |
| holocaust | (capitalized) Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II |
| 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 |
| cloister | A monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| cloister | To seclude as in a monastery |
| preclude | To prevent; to make impossible |
| recluse | A person who avoids mixing with people |