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CR 3 and 4

Classical Roots 3 and 4: roots, keywords, and definitions

QuestionAnswer
pan all
pandemonium uproar
daimon divine power
panacea a cure-all for diseases or trouble
akos cure
omnis all
omnipotent all powerful; having unlimited power
potens to be able
omnipresent present everywhere
omnivorous feeding on both plants and meat; devouring everything, especially intellectually
vorare to devour
holos whole
catholic universal; including most things
Catholic referring to the Roman Catholic church
kata according to
holocaust a great destruction, especially by fire
Holocaust Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II
kaustos burned
totus whole
totalitarian referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control
claudo, claudere, clausi, clausum to close
cloister a covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard; a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion; to seclude as in a monastery
preclude to prevent; to make impossible
pre before
recluse a person who avoids mixing with people
incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum to begin
inception the beginning of something
incipient beginning; describing something in its early stages
nihil nothing
annihilate to destroy completely
nihilism the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
nego, negare, negavi, negatum to deny
negate to disprove; to nullify; to rule out; to cancel; to repeal
renegade one who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc.; an outlaw; traitorous
vanus, vacuus empty
vacuous empty, especially without meaning or purpose
vanity conceit, especially about one's appearance; something worthless or useless; a dressing table
vaunt to boast; to brag about; (n) a boast
aperio, aperire, aperui, apertum to open
aperture an opening, especially one that admits light
overt done or shown openly
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