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pandemonium [daimon
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panacea [akos
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omnipotent [potens
adj. Having unlimited power; all-powerful.
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omnipresent {all present}
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omnivorous [vorare
adj. 1. Feeding on both plants and meat
2. Devouring everything, especially intellectually.
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catholic [kata-
adj. 1. Universal, including most things.
2. [capitalized] Referring to the Roman Catholic church.
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holocaust [kaustos
n. 1. A great destruction, especially by fire.
2. [capitalized] Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people at the end of World War II.
holocaustal, adj.; holocaustic, adj. |
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totalitarian [total + (author) itarian]
adj. Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds complete control.
totalitarianism, n. |
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CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI, CLAUSUM
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cloister {close}
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.
tr. v. To seclude as in a monastery.
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preclude [pre
tr.v. To prevent, to make impossible.
preclusion, n.; preclusive, adj. |
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recluse [re
n. A person who avoids mixing with people.
reclusion,n.; reclusive, adj. |
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INCIPIO, INCIPERE, INCEPI, INCEPTUM
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inception
n. The beginning of something. |
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incipient
adj. In its early stages, beginning.
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annihilate [an = ad
tr. v. To destroy completely.
annihilable, adj.; annihilation, n.; annihilator, n.
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nihilism
n. The total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
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NEGO, NEGARE, NEGAVI, NEGATUM
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negate
tr. v. 1. To disprove, to nullify.
2. To rule out; to cancel; to repeal.
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renegade [re n. One who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc.; an outlaw.
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vacuous
adj. Empty, especially of meaning or purpose.
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vanity
n. 1. Conceit, especially about one's appearance.
2. Something worthless or useless.
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vaunt
tr. v. To boast; to brag about.
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APERIO, APERIRE, APERUI, APERTUM
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aperture
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overt
adj. Done or shown openly.
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