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16 Cards in this Set
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PAN
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<G. all
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pandemonium
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n. uproar
[pan (all) + daimon (<G. divine power)] |
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panacea
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n. A cure-all for diseases or troubles.
[pan + akos (<G. cure)] |
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OMNIS
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L. all
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omnipotent
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adj. Having unlimited power; all powerful.
[omni + potens (<L. posse - "to be able")] omnipotence, n; the Omnipotent, n; omnipotently, adv. |
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omnipresent
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adj. Present everywhere.
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omnivorous
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adj. 1) Feeding on both plants and meat.
2) Devouring everything, especially intellectually. [omni + vorare (<L. "to devour")] omnivore, n; omnivorously, adv.; omnivorousness, n. |
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HOLOS
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<G. whole
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catholic
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adj. 1) Universal; including most things.
2) (capitalized) Referring to the Roman Catholic church. [+ kata (<G. "according to")] catholic, n; catholically, adv. |
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holocaust
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n. 1) A great destruction, especially by fire.
2) (capitalized) Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in WWII. [+ kaustos (<G. "burned")] holocaustal, adj; holocaustic, adj. |
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TOTUS
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<L. "whole"
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totalitarian
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adj. Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control.
[total + (author)itarian] totalitarianism, n. |
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CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI, CLAUSUM
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<L. "to close"
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cloister
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n. 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. cloistered, adj. |
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preclude
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tr. v. To prevent; to make impossible.
[pre<L. (before) +] preclusion, n; preclusive, adj. |
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recluse
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n. A person who avoids mixing with people.
[re <L. is an intensifier] reclusion, n; reclusive, adj. |
