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1.3 VCR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | uproar |
| panacea | a cure-all for diseases or troubles |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| omnipresent | present everywhere |
| omnivorous | 1. eating both plant and animal food 2. devouring everything, especially intellectually |
| catholic | 1. universal; including most things 2.referring to the Roman Catholic church |
| holocaust | 1.a great or complete destruction, especially by fire 2.the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews (and many others) in Nazi concentration camps during World War II |
| totalitarian | referring to 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 on a courtyard 2. a monastery or similar place of religious seclusion |
| preclude | to prevent; to make impossible |
| recluse | a person who avoids mixing with people |