Unit Twelve Flashcards
1
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RAP
A
“to snatch”
“greedy, devouring”
2
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Rapacious
A
adj. Seizing everything, greedy
3
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Rapt
A
adj. Giving total attention to; captivated
4
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Surreptitious
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adj. Hidden or secret; done without notice
5
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CEP
A
“seize, take”
6
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Perceptible
A
adj. Able to be noticed or felt
7
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Susceptible
A
adj. Able to be influenced
8
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Precept
A
n. An idea important to a system of beliefs
9
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VOR
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“to eat”
10
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Voracious
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adj. Devouring everything
11
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Omnivorous
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adj. Feeding on both animals and plants
12
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Herbivorous
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adj. Eating only plants
13
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CAD/CAS
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“to fall”
14
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Decadent
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adj. Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive
15
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Cadence
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n. rhythmic rise and fall
