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Vocabulary Pre-AP
Unit 3 and 4
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English
7th Grade
10/05/2013

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Term
catholic
Definition

Universal; including most things

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Referring to the Roman Catholic church

Term
cloister
Definition

A covered walk along the inside walls of a building, usually looking out on a courtyard

 

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A monastery or similiar place of religious seclusion

 

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To seclude as in a monastery

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holocaust
Definition

A great destruction, especially by fire

 

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Murder by the Nazis of over six million Jews and millions of other people in World War II

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omnipotent
Definition
Having unlimited power; all-powerful
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omnipresent
Definition
Present everywhere
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omnivorous
Definition

 

Feeding on both plants and meat

 

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Devouring everything, especially intellectually

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panacea
Definition
A cure-all for diseases or troubles
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pandemonium
Definition
Uproar
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preclude
Definition
To prevent; to make impossible
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recluse
Definition
A person who avoids mixing with people
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totalitarian
Definition
Referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds abosolute control
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annihilate
Definition
To destroy completely
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aperture
Definition
An opening,especially one that admits light
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inception
Definition
The beginning of something
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incipient
Definition
In its early stages, beginning
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negate
Definition

To disprove; to nullify

 

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To rule out; to cancel; to repeal

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nihilism
Definition
The total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
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overt
Definition
Done or shown openly
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renegade
Definition

One who deserts a group, cause, faith, etc.; an outlaw

 

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Like a renegade; traitorous

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vacuous
Definition
Empty, especially of meaning or purpose
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vanity
Definition
Conceit, especially about one's appearance
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vaunt
Definition

To boast; to brag about

 

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A boast

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