Vocabulary List #12

Front

 Rapacious: adj.

A rapacious group of colonists seized all the land for themselves, leaving none for the people who arrived later.

Back

Seizing everything; greedy 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Rapt: adj.

As a program on birds played across the screen, the kittens sat rapt in front of the television. 

Back

Giving total attention to; captivated 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Surreptitious: adj.

With a surreptitious motion of his hand, the magician hid the coin in the scarf

Back

Hidden or secret; done without notice 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Perceptible: adj.

The wink that Kevin gave Laurel was so fast that it was barely perceptible.

Back

Able to be noticed or felt 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

 Susceptible: adj.

Ben felt that if he were too open minded, he would be susceptible to harmful ideas, so he lived in isolation. 

Back

Able to be influenced 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

 Precept: n.

One of the main precepts of the religion is kindness to other living creatures.

Back

An idea important to a system of beliefs 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Voracious: adj.

The voracious locusts left a path of ruined crops a mile long. 

Back

Devouring everything 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Omnivorous: adj.

My two brothers are strict vegetarians, but I consider myself omnivorous.

Back

Feeding on both animals and plants 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Herbivorous: adj.

Early American pioneers found lots of grazing land for their herbivorous animals. 

Back

Eating only plants 

Front

 Decadent: adj.

The billionaire’s spoiled children wasted millions of dollars on decadent parties.

Back

Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C