CLASSICAL ROOTS
LESSON 3: ALL OR NOTHING
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PAN <G. all
OMNIS <L. all
HOLOS <G. whole
TOTUS <L. whole
CLAUDO, CLAUDERE, CLAUSI,
CLAUSUM <L. to close
PANDEMONIUM
• Uproar
(daimon <G. divine power)
PANACEA
• A cure-all for diseases or
troubles
(akos <G. cure)
OMNIPOTENT
• Having unlimited power; all
powerful
(potens <L. to be able)
OMNIPRESENT
• Present everywhere
OMNIVOROUS
• Feeding on both plants and meat
• Devouring everything, especially
intellectually
(vorare <L. to devour)
PRACTICE!
A solution to all problems or
troubles can be called…
omnipotent? pandemonium? panacea?
(panacea)
PRACTICE!
Popcorn has a distinct ability to be
present in smell everywhere when
made. It could be described as…
omnipresent? pandemonium? omnipotent?
(omnipresent)
PRACTICE!
Somebody who has an appetite
that cannot be satisfied could be
called …
omnivorous? omnipresent? pandemonium?
(omnivourous)
PRACTICE!
A situation in which there is a
great amount of noise and
confusion can be called…
pandemonium? omnipotent? omnivorous?
(panacea)
CATHOLIC
• Universal; including most things
• Broad in sympathies, tastes,
interests
• Referring to the Roman Catholic
Church
(kata <.G according to)
HOLOCAUST
• A great destruction, especially by
fire
• Murder by the Nazis of over six
million Jews and millions of
others in WWII
(kaustos <G. burned)
TOTALITARIAN
• Referring to a form of
government in which one person
or party holds absolute control
total + (author) itarian
CLOISTER
• A covered walk along the inside
walls of a building, usually
looking out into a courtyard
• A monastery or similar place of
religious seclusion
• To seclude as in a monastery
PRECLUDE
• To prevent; to make impossible
(pre <L. before)
RECLUSE
• A person who avoids mixing with
people
PRACTICE!
A form of government in which
one person holds total control
cloister? recluse? totalitarian?
(totalitarian)
PRACTICE!
What word means “to make
impossible”?
catholic? preclude? pandemonium?
(preclude)
PRACTICE!
What term means “including
most things”?
catholic? panacea? cloister?
(catholic)
PRACTICE!
Which word means “a covered
walkway”?
totalitarian? preclude? cloister?
(cloister)
CHALLENGE!
What is the adjective form of
“recluse”?
(reclusive)
CHALLENGE!
What is the noun form of
“totalitarian”?
(totalitarianism)
CHALLENGE!
Which word is associated with a
a significant destruction,
especially by fire?
(holocaust)
CHALLENGE!
Which two vocabulary words
have an adjective form as well as
a proper noun form?
(catholic AND holocaust)
CHALLENGE!
Some kids believe that moms
have eyes in the back of their
heads or that they seem
“present everywhere”…
(omnipresent)
CHALLENGE!
If you are not a vegetarian, you
can be described as …
(omnivorous)
CHALLENGE!
After the great 1906 earthquake,
a __________swept through San
Francisco.
(holocaust)
CHALLENGE!
If you will read almost any type
of book, you can be described as
having taste that is…
(catholic)
CHALLENGE!
A TORNADO OR HURRICANE
WOULD __________TRAVEL.
(preclude)
CHALLENGE!
In Italian restaurants the strong
smell of garlic is ____________.
(omnipresent)
CHALLENGE!
During a riot, there often is
_______________ with great
noise and confusion.
(pandemonium)
CHALLENGE!
Her wide travels reflect her
____________tastes; she will eat
almost any type of food.
(catholic )
CHALLENGE!
He is a ___________reader and
has already read almost all of
the books in his teacher’s library.
(omnivorous)
CHALLENGE!
The advertisement of the
vitamins led purchasers to
believe that it would be a
___________ for fatigue.
(panacea)
CHALLENGE!
Most Americans would not want
to be part of a
____________government since
we live in a democratic society.
(totalitarian)
CHALLENGE!
The __________of the country
house provided shade and led to
the courtyard.
(cloister)
CHALLENGE!
The man became a ___________
after his wife died. He avoided
leaving his home.
(recluse)
CHALLENGE!
Her broken leg __________her
from competing in the
gymnastics meet.
(precluded)
CHALLENGE!
He had an empty,
___________expression when
asked about his lying.
(vacuous)
CHALLENGE!
I have an ____________dislike
and distrust of him although
over time I may be proven
wrong.
(incipient)
CHALLENGE!
I love to hear stories of pirates
and ___________on the high
seas.
(renegades)
CHALLENGE!
After the great 1906 earthquake,
a __________swept through San
Francisco.
(holocaust)
CHALLENGE!
Since its _____________, the
business has grown dramatically
into a retail chain.
(inception)
CHALLENGE!
To protect their children from the
Black Plague, some parents
____________them in an
isolated place.
(cloistered)
CHALLENGE!
Winnie the Pooh seems to have
___________appeal to most
children.
(catholic)
CHALLENGE!
Because we practice earthquake
drills, the hope is that there would
be no ____________in a real
emergency. People should be able
to remain reasonably calm.
(pandemonium)
CHALLENGE!
Rapunzel was ____________in
her high tower, but her hair
served as a ladder for her
rescuer.
(cloistered)
CHALLENGE!
Julius Caesar seemed
__________. He conquered land
in Europe, Africa, and Asia for
the Roman Empire.
(omnipotent)
CHALLENGE!
Politicians often believe tax cuts
will be a __________for
economic problems.
(panacea)