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Lesson 3 words
English 7G
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | an uproar |
| panacea | a cure-all for all diseases or troubles |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power |
| omnipresent | present everywhere |
| omnivorous | feeding on both plants and animals; devouring everything, especially intelectually |
| catholic | universal, including most things |
| Catholic | refers to the Roman Catholic Church |
| holocaust | a great destruction, especially by fire |
| Holocaust | the murder of over 6 million Jews and millions of other people during world war 2 |
| totalitarian | a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control |
| cloister | 1. a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out onto a courtyard 2. a monastery or a similar place of religious seclusion 3. to seclude as in a monastery |
| preclude | to prevent or to make impossible |
| recluse | a person who avoids mixing with people |