Roots and Affixes, Grades 11–12: cept, capt, ceive (take, hold, seize)

Learn these words derived from the Latin roots cept, capt, and ceive, meaning “take,” “hold,” and “seize.”
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  1. susceptible
    easily influenced mentally or emotionally
  2. susceptibility
    the state of being easily affected
  3. insusceptible
    not able or likely to be affected by something
  4. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  5. misconception
    an incorrect assumption
  6. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  7. imperceptive
    not observant or understanding
  8. apperception
    the process whereby an object is related to past experiences
  9. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  10. captivating
    attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
  11. ill-conceived
    poorly thought out
  12. preconceived
    formed beforehand
  13. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
Created on Fri May 29 15:34:52 EDT 2026

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