Unit 12 Vocabulary From Latin and Greek Roots — Level IX

voracious

devouring everything

de (Latin)

down

herbivorous

eating only plants

omnivorous

feeding on both animals and plants

per (Latin)

through

cadence

a rhythmic rise and fall

susceptible

able to be influenced

perceptible

able to be noticed or felt

omnis (Latin)

all, everything

precept

an idea important to a system of beliefs

pre (Latin)

before, in advance

sub (Latin)

beneath, secretly

rapt

giving total attention to; captivated

herbis (Latin)

grass, plants

surreptitious

hidden or secret; done without notice

decadent

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

cep (CAPERE, CAPTUM - Latin)

seize, take

rapacious

seizing everything; greedy

casualty

something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated

vor (VORARE, VORATUM - Latin)

to eat

cad, cas (CADERE, CASUM -Latin)

to fall

rap (RAPERE, RAPTUM, or RAPAX - Latin)

to snatch or greedy, devouring