Vocabulary Workshop Level Orange Unit 7

SYNONYMS: a tragedy, catastrophe, calamity, misfortune, trouble

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

to warn or make aware of

SYNONYMS: a forerunner, forebear, forefather, foremother

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

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

watchful and ready to act; quick to understand and act

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

SYNONYMS: attentive, vigilant; a signal; to notify, inform

to stay alive or continue to exist; to keep on going; to live longer than

SYNONYMS: basic, fundamental

to fasten with staples

SYNONYMS: to pierce, puncture; to grasp, realize

ANTONYM: to die

ANTONYMS: isolated, contained, limited

ANTONYMS: satisfaction

ANTONYMS: nonessentials; minor, unnecessary

SYNONYMS: catching, infectious; rife; an infection, plague

related to the simplest or beginning level of something

having little strength or force; without energy or authority

ANTONYMS: a descendant

SYNONYMS: jealousy, desire; to covet, begrudge

without errors, completely correct; conforming to the truth

SYNONYMS: a lark, frolic, sport, caper; to caper, frolic, skip, bound

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

SYNONYMS: to live, to endure, last; to outlive

a rapid, widespread outbreak of a disease

ANTONYM: to withdraw

ANTONYMS: a success, triumph

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

SYNONYMS: weak, frail

ANTONYMS: inattentive, unobservant, unaware

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

ANTONYMS: difficult, advanced

to resent and want what someone else has

ANTONYMS: wrong, questionable, misleading

ANTONYMS: able, strong; energetic

resentment for what someone has; a person or object that is envied

a family member who lived at an earlier time

SYNONYMS: necessities, basics; basic, main, essential

chief, principal; needed or used regularly

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

SYNONYMS: exact, precise; true