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VRC Book A Lesson 3
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pan (G.) | All |
| pandemonium (noun) | Uproar |
| panacea (noun) | 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 and animals 2. Devouring everything , especially intellectually |
| Holos (G.) | Whole |
| catholic (adj.) | Universal; including most things |
| Catholic (propernoun) | Referring to the Roman Catholic Church |
| holocaust (noun) | A great destruction, especially by fire |
| Holocaust (propernoun) | The murder by the Nazis of 6 million Jews and 4 million Gypsies, unionists, intellectuals, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and others. |
| Totus (L.) | Whole |
| Claudo, Claudere, Clausi, Clausum (L.) | To close |
| cloister (noun) | 1. A covered walk along the inside walls of a building 2. A monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| cloister ( verb) | To seclude as in a monastery |
| totalitarian (adj.) | Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control |
| preclude ( verb) | To prevent; to make impossible |
| recluse (noun) | A person who avoids mixing with people |
| Pre (L.) | Before |
| Re (L.) | (an intensifier) |