unit 12

Susceptible (adj.)

Definition: Able to be influenced. Sentence: Ben felt that if he were too open-minded, he would be susceptible to harmful ideas; so he lived in isolation.

Perceptible (adj.)

Definition: Able to be noticed or felt. Sentence: The wink that Kevin gave Laurel was so fast it was barely perceptible.

Precept (n.)

Definition: An idea important to a system of beliefs. Sentence: One of the main precepts of the religion is kindness to other living creatures.

Voracious (adj.)

Definition: Devouring Sentence: The voracious locusts left a path of ruined crops a mile long.

Herbivorous (adj.)

Definition: Eating only plants. Sentence: Early American pioneers found lots of grazing land for their herbivorous animals.

Omnivorous (adj.)

Definition: Feeding on both animals and plants. Sentence: My two brothers are strict vegetarians, but I consider myself omnivorous.

Rapt

Definition: Giving total attention to; captivated. Sentence: As a program on birds played across the screen, the kittens sat rapt in front of the television.

Surreptitious

Definition: Hidden or secret; done without notice. Sentence: With a surreptitious motion of his hand, the magician hid the coin in the scarf.

Decadent (adj.)

Definition: Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive. Sentence: The billionaire's spoiled children wasted millions of dollars on decadent parties.

Rapacious

Definition: Seizing everything; greedy. Sentence: A rapacious group of colonists seized the land for themselves, leaving none for the people who arrived later.

Casualty (n.)

Definition: Something or someone injured, killed or eliminated. Sentence: Grandmother sighed that politeness was just one more casualty of a world that couldn't slow down.

Cadence (n.)

Definition: The rhythmic rise and fall of speech or song. Sentence: The beautiful cadence of Jeff's voice as he read lulled us to sleep.