Unit 12 Vocab

Vor

Latin. To eat.

Susceptible

Able to be influenced. Adjective. Synonym: impressionable.

Perceptible

Able to be noticed or felt. Adjective.

Precept

An idea important to a system of beliefs. Noun. Synonym: commandment.

Voracious

Devouring everything. Adjective. Synonym: insatiable.

Herbivorous

Eating only plants. Adjective.

Omnivorous

Feeding one both animals and plants. Adjective.

Rapt

Giving total attention to; captivated. Adjective. Synonym: fascinating. Antonym: inattentive.

Surreptitious

Hidden or secret; done without notice. Adjective. Synonym: stealthy. Antonym:open.

Cad, cas

Latin. To fall.

Cep

Latin. To seize, to take.

Rap

Latin. To snatch/greedy, devouring.

Decadent

Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive. Adjective. Synonym: wanton. Antonym: restrained.

Cadence

Rhythmic rise and fall. Noun.

Rapacious

Seizing everything ; greedy. Adjective. Synonym: demanding. Antonym: giving.

Casualty

Something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated. Synonym: victim.