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Question 1

a jet

Answer 1

an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly very fast

Question 2

to hijack

Answer 2

to take control of a vehicle during a journey, especially using violence

Question 3

an onlooker

Answer 3

someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it

Question 4

elusive

Answer 4

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

Question 5

to vow

Answer 5

to make a determined decision or promise to do something

Question 6

to prevail

Answer 6

to get control or influence

Question 7

to exact (punishment)

Answer 7

to demand and get something

Question 8

to await

Answer 8

to wait for something

Question 9

an aftershock

Answer 9

a sudden movement of the earth’s surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement

Question 10

troops

Answer 10

soldiers on duty in a large group

Question 11

to patrol

Answer 11

to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger

Question 12

retribution

Answer 12

deserved and severe punishment, revenge

Question 13

to wield

Answer 13

to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it

Question 14

unyielding

Answer 14

completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand

Question 15

sophisticated

Answer 15

intelligent or made in a complicated way

Question 16

death toll

Answer 16

the number of people who die because of an event

Question 17

infamy

Answer 17

famous or memorable in a negative way

Question 18

swift

Answer 18

happening or moving quickly or within a short time

Question 19

to strike

Answer 19

to hit or attack someone or something forcefully or violently

Question 20

to usher something in

Answer 20

to be at the start of a new period, especially when important changes or new things happen, or to cause important changes to start happening

Question 21

to paralyze

Answer 21

to cause someone to lose the ability to move

Question 22

to ease

Answer 22

to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful

Question 23

jitters

Answer 23

a feeling of nervousness

Question 24

chilling

Answer 24

frightening

Question 25

creeping

Answer 25

happening, developing, or moving slowly or gradually

Question 26

to launch

Answer 26

to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space

Question 27

a counter attack

Answer 27

an attack intended to stop or oppose an attack by an enemy

Question 28

to transmit

Answer 28

to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television

Question 29

to relay

Answer 29

to repeat something you have heard

Question 30

a perpetrator

Answer 30

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act

Question 31

to sever

Answer 31

to break or separate, especially by cutting

Question 32

jet fuel

Answer 32

substance to power an airplane/jet

Question 33

an emergency dispatcher

Answer 33

a person who answers 911 calls and sends police, fire, or medical help to where it’s needed quickly

Question 34

a paramedic

Answer 34

a person who is trained to do medical work, especially in an emergency, but who is not a doctor or nurse

Question 35

to mobilize

Answer 35

to organize or prepare something, such as a group of people, for a purpose

Question 36

adjacent to

Answer 36

very near, next to, or touching

Question 37

impassable

Answer 37

impossible to travel on or over

Question 38

deployment

Answer 38

the movement of soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed

Question 39

to collapse

Answer 39

to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support

Question 40

debris

Answer 40

broken or torn pieces of something larger, rubble

Question 41

a first responder

Answer 41

someone whose job is to be one of the first people to arrive to deal with an emergency, especially a paramedic, police officer, or firefighter

Question 42

a civilian

Answer 42

a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces

Question 43

a remnant

Answer 43

a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount

Question 44

to shelter

Answer 44

to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack

Question 45

casualties

Answer 45

a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war

Question 46

to address

Answer 46

to speak or write to someone

Question 47

to be on the top of your game

Answer 47

to be on you best behavior

Question 48

a long haul

Answer 48

a lengthy job