1. Lesson 7- The Root –CAP- capacious captious captivate cater concept
6. inception
7. perceptible
8. precept
9. receptacle
10. recipient

2. 1. capacious (adj) Capable of holding a large quantity; spacious.
Related Word: capaciousness
Ex: The capacious living room was large enough to accommodate a grand piano.

3. 2. captious (adj) Inclined to find fault and make petty criticisms.
Intending to trap; confuse.
Related Words: captiously; captiousness.
Ex: Nothing could please Mrs. Weitzen when she was in a captious mood.

4. 3. captivate (verb)
To fascinate by special charm, wit, intelligence, or beauty; enrapture.
Related Words: captivation
Ex: The cast captivated the audience with their unusual presentation of the classic play.

5. 4. cater (verb) To provide food, service or entertainment.
To provide anything wished for or needed.
Related Word: caterer
Ex: The Nelsons hired a company called The Glorious Gourmet to cater the large banquet.

6. 5. concept (noun)
A general idea or understanding, especially one derived from specific instances or occurences; abstraction.
A thought or notion.
Related Words: conceptual, conceptualize, conceptually.
Ex: Paul could not grasp the concept of how a computer stores information.

7. 6. inception (noun) The beginning of something; commencement.
Ex: Hot air ballooning had its inception in eighteenth- century France.

8. 7. perceptible (adj)
Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind; noticeable; discernable.
Related Words: perceptibly; perception
Ex: The flaw in the skater’s performance was only perceptible to the judges.

9. 8. precept (noun)
A rule that imposes a particular standard of action or conduct; guiding principle.
Ex: Poor Richard’s Almanac, by Ben Franklin, contains many precepts for success in life.

10. 9. receptacle (noun) Something that holds or contains; a container.
Ex: None of the trash receptacles was large enough to hold all of the litter that accumulated during the parade.

11. 10. recipient (noun, adj)
One that receives or is capable of receiving.
Functioning as a receiver; receptive.
Ex: In a blood transfusion, the donor and the recipient must have compatible blood types.