| Term | Definition |
| rapacious | seizing everything; greedy |
| rapt | giving total attention to; captivated |
| surreptitious | hidden or secret; done without notice |
| perceptible | able to be noticed or felt |
| susceptible | able to be influenced |
| precept | an idea important to a system of beliefs |
| voracious | devouring |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animals and plants |
| herbivorous | eating only plants |
| decadent | overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive |
| cadence | rhythmic rise and fall |
| casualty | something or someone injured, killed or eliminated |