CLASSICAL ROOTS LESSON 3 ALL OR NOTHING ROOTS

CLASSICAL ROOTS LESSON 3: ALL OR NOTHING

ROOTS • • • 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)