Unit 7

Question 1

readiness; an alarm; a time when an alarm is in effect.

Answer 1

alert (n.)

Question 2

a family member who lived at an earlier time

Answer 2

ancestor (n.)

Question 3

to resent and want what someone else has

Answer 3

envy (v.)

Question 4

having little strength or force; without energy or authority

Answer 4

feeble (adj.)

Question 5

watchful and ready to act; quick to understand and act

Answer 5

alert (adj.)

Question 6

spreading to a very large group at the same time; contagious

Answer 6

epidemic (adj.)

Question 7

to enter or force a way through or into; to see into

Answer 7

penetrate (v.)

Question 8

to run or play in a lively or carefree way; to win easily

Answer 8

romp (v.)

Question 9

a U-shaped wire that fastens material by piercing and bending; a major product, material, part, or item regularly used

Answer 9

staple (n.)

Question 10

spirited, carefree, or noisy fun; something that suggests merry play

Answer 10

romp (n.)

Question 11

to fasten with staples

Answer 11

staple (v.)

Question 12

a terrible event that brings great damage or suffering; a great loss

Answer 12

disaster (n.)

Question 13

to warn or make aware of

Answer 13

alert (v.)