PCHS Greek & Latin Roots/Vocabulary Unit 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 RAP | Latin RAPERE, RAPTUM, "to snatch"; RAPAX, "greedy, devouring" |
| rapacious | adj. Seizing everything; greedy |
| rapt | adj. Giving total attention to; captivated |
| surreptitious | adj. hidden or secret; done without notice |
| CEP | Latin CAPERE, CAPTUM, "seize, take" |
| perceptible | adj. Able to be noticed or felt |
| susceptible | adj. Able to be influenced |
| precept | n. An idea important to a system of beliefs |
| VOR | Latin VORARE, VORATUM, "to eat" |
| voracious | adj. Devouring everything |
| omnivorous | adj. Feeding on both animals and plants |
| herbivorous | adj. Eating only plants |
| CAD/CAS | Latin CADERE, CASUM, "to fall" |
| decadent | adj. Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive |
| cadence | n. Rhythmic rise and fall |
| casualty | n. Something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated |
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