Unit 3, Book I (Latin & Greek Roots)

Capacity

An ability; potential

Captivate

To interest greatly; to charm

Recipient

A person who gets something

Anticipate

To expect or predict; to realize beforehand

Apprehend

To seize; to arrest

Comprehend

To understand

Assumption

A belief accepted as true

Consume

To use up; devour

Presumptuous

Having too much confidence

Sumptuous

Very luxurious or rich

Rapture

A state of intense joy

Rapidity

Speed; quickness

CAP, CAPT, CIP

L. to take, get, seize

PREHEND

to grasp, take, seize

SUM, SUMPT

use up, take, buy

RAPT, RAP

to seize

ad-

upon

com-

with

re-

back

con-

completely, with, together

ante-

before