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Select the best answer to the question. 8. Which word is derived from words meaning both "whole" and "burned"? A. aperture B. catholic C. holocaust D. panacea

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Hi, the answer is C - holocaust. Catholic is a religion, aperture means a hole or a gap, panacea means cure, so the only option left is holocaust. "Holos" in Greek means whole, and "kaustos" - burned.
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