Sadlier Vocabulary Unit 7

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What does 'elementary' mean?

Back

Related to the simplest or beginning level of something.

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What does 'penetrate' mean?

Back

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

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What is a 'disaster'?

Back

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

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What does 'alert' mean?

Back

Watchful and ready to act; quick to understand and act.

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What does 'romp' mean?

Back

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

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What is the meaning of 'feeble'?

Back

Lacking strength; weak.

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What does 'envy' mean?

Back

A feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, or possessions.

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What does 'ancestor' mean?

Back

A person from whom one is descended; a forebear.

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What does 'accurate' mean?

Back

Correct in all details; exact.

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What is the meaning of 'epidemic'?

Back

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.