词根:rap, rav(rep) = to take, to snatch(攫取)

  来自拉丁语的rap,rav意为to take,to snatch。rap中元音弱化后变成rep。同义词根有来自拉丁语的prehend/prehens,pris,cap/capt/cept/ceiv(cip,cup,ceit),empt/em,sump/sumpt,lab/lep等。
  (*拉丁文rapere(=to snatch,to seize,to grasp)——英文字根字典)

同源词:

1. surreptitious(向下抓住、采用的sur<sub(=under) + rep<rap(=take)
  adj.秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的
  That handsome dude over there is stealing surreptitious glances at you.那边那个帅哥正在向你暗送秋波呢

2. ravage(被抢夺或被夺取的状态 rav(=take,seize)
  n.破坏;荒废;(pl.)破坏后的残迹
  vt.破坏,使荒废;(军队等)劫持
  The lion ravaged the zebra until nothing was left but bones.狮子将一匹斑马吞食得只剩下骨头。

3. rape
  n./v.抢夺;强奸
  rapist n.强奸犯

4. rapaclous
  adj.(尤其指对金钱)贪婪的,掠夺的
  rapacity n.贪婪

5. rapid
  adj.(速度)快的;陡峭的
  n.(pl.)急流
  rapidity n.迅速,急速
  rapidly adv.快地,迅速地

6. rapine
  n.抢夺,掠夺

7. rapt
  adj.着迷的,埋头的
  with rapt attention 全神贯注地
  rapt in a book埋头读书的

8. rapture
  n.狂喜,高兴;着迷
  rapturous adj.狂喜的
  go into raptures over着迷于...

9. enrapture
  v.使狂喜 *en(=make)

10. raven
  n.渡鸦(通常被看做不吉利的鸟)
  adj.(毛发等)乌黑的
  v.掠夺
  raven locks 乌黑的头发
 
11. ravening
  adj.空腹觅食的;狼吞虎咽的
  ravening wolf 觅食的饿狼

12. ravenous
  adj.狼吞虎咽的,非常饥饿的;贪婪的
  ravenous appetite 极好的胃口
  ravenous hunger 极度的饥饿
  ravenous for power贪图权力的

13. ravine
  n.峡谷

14. ravish
  v.使狂喜;使陶醉;掠夺
  ravishingly adv.狂喜地;陶醉地
  ravishment n.陶醉;狂喜
  ravishing view 令人陶醉的景色
  ravished with her beauty 被她的美貌逮住