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Roots Lesson 3
Vocabulary Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pan (root) | all |
| omnis (root) | all |
| totus (root) | whole |
| claudo (root) | to close |
| pandemonium | An uproar or chaos |
| panacea | a cure-all for diseases or troubles |
| omnipotent | having unlimited power; all powerful |
| omnipresent | present everywhere |
| omnivorous | feeding on both plants and animals / devouring everything, especially intellectually |
| catholic | universal; including most things / referring to the Roman Catholic Church |
| halocaust | a great destruction, especially by fire / murder by the Nazis of over 6 million Jews and millions of other people during 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 / a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| preclude | to prevent or to make impossible |
| recluse | a person who avoids mixing with people. |