Term
Rap- to snatch
Rapacious-adj
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Definition
seizing everything; greedy
syn: demanding ant: giving
a ___ group of colonists seized all the land for themselves, leaving none for the people who arrived later. |
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Term
RAP- to snatch
Rapt-adj
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Definition
Giving total attention to; captivated
syn: fascinated ant:inattentive
As a program on birds played across the screen, the kitten sat __ in front of the television |
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Term
RAP- to snatch
surreptitious-adj
(sur ep tish' es)
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Definition
Hidden or secret; done without notice
Syn:stealthy Ant:open
With a ___ motion of his hand, the magician hid the coin in the scarf |
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Term
CEP- seize,take
Perceptible-adj
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Definition
Able to be notices or gelt
The wink that kevin gave to laurel was so fast it was barely ___ |
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Term
CEP- seize, take
Susceptible-adj
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Definition
Able to be influences
Syn: impressionable
ben felt that if he were too open-minded, he would be ___ to harmful ideas, so he lived in isolation |
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Term
CEP- seize, take
Percept-n
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Definition
an idea important to a system of beliefs
syn: commandment
one of the main ___ of the religion is kindness to other living creatures |
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Term
VOR- to eat
Voracious-adj
(vor a' shes) |
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Definition
devouring everything
syn: insatiable
the ___ locusts left a path of ruined crops a mile long |
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Term
VOR- to eat
Omnivorous-adj
(am niv'er es) |
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Definition
feeding on both animals and plants
my two brother are strict vegetarians, but i consider myself ___ |
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Term
VOR- to eat
Herbivorous-adj
(her biv' er es) |
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Definition
eating only plants
early american pioneers found lots of grazing land for their ___ animals |
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Term
CAD/CAS- to fall
Decadent - adj
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Definition
overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive
syn: wanton Ant: restrained
the billionaires spoiled children wasted millions of dollars in ___ parties |
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Term
CAD/CAS- to fall
Cadence-n
(ka' dns)
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Definition
rhythmic rise and fall
the beautiful ___ of jeffs voice as he read lulled us to sleep |
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Term
CAD/CAS- to fall
Casualty-n
(kazh' yel te) |
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Definition
something or someone injured, killed or eliminated
syn:victim
grandmother sighed that politeness was just one more ___ of a world that couldnt slow down |
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