earthquake Flashcards
collapse
intransitive verb
to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely
enormous
adjective
very big in size or in amount
ruins
verb
to spoil or destroy something completely
marching
verb
if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps
questionnaire
noun
a written set of questions which you give to a large number of people in order to collect information
strangely
adverb
in an unusual or surprising way
crack
verb
to break or to make something break, either so that it gets lines on its surface, or so that it breaks into pieces
spacious
adjective
a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in cramped
marquis
noun
a man who, in the British system of noble titles, has a rank between duke and earl
expansion
noun
when something increases in size, range, amount etc syn growth