Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots — Level IX, Unit 12

cadence

a rhythmic rise and fall

susceptible

able to be influenced

perceptible

able to be noticed or felt

precept

an idea important to a system of beliefs

voracious

devouring everything

herbivorous

eating only plants

omnivorous

feeding on both animals and plants

rapt

giving total attention to; captivated

surreptitious

hidden or secret; done without notice

decadent

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

rapacious

seizing everything; greedy

casualty

something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated