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1
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Dry up

A

desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate

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Tide

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the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.

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3
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Capsize

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(of a boat) overturn in the water.

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4
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Trapped

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treed, at bay, cornered

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Drown

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Die in water because you cant breathe

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Puddle

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a small pool of liquid,

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Flood

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Come up water in street or …

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Float

Flow

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Boat float

Rivers flow

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Harbour

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place on the coast where vessels may find shelter,

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Steep cliff

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Hill or cliff goes up quickly

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11
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Pour with rain

Pouring

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Rain heavily

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I got soaking wet

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Extremely wet

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13
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Drizzle

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Rain lightly

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14
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Bitterly cold

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Extremely cold

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15
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Chilly

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A little cold

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16
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Mild

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Warmer than usual for the time of years

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Muggy

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Humid

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18
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Frost:N
Frosty:adj

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A little water condition when temperature is below 0

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Breeze:N
Breezy:adj

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Light wind

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Gale

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A strong wind

21
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Mist:N
Misty:adj

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Cloud near the ground which is difficult to see not as thick as fog

22
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Climate

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the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

23
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Gradual

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Happening slowly

24
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Harm
Harmful :N

Harmless:opp

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Causing damage

25
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Melt

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Chang from a solid to a liquid

26
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Extreme

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Much hotter

27
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Vanish

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Disappear

28
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Famine

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There is not enogh food

29
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Disease

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Illness in peaple animal or plant

30
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Spread

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the fact or process of spreading over an area.

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Pole

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a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.

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Hurricane

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Violent storm

33
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Tidal wave

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Very large ocean

34
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Volcanic eruption

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Volcano is a mountain with hole in the top and when it erupts hot gases and lava

35
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Surrounding

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all around a particular place or thing

36
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Drought

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A long period with no rain

37
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Crop

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Plants that are grown for food

38
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Collapse

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an instance of a structure falling down or in.

39
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Evacuate

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remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place

40
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Rescue

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Save

41
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Maintaine

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Make sth continue

42
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Poisonous

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(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

43
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Lifespan

Life expectancy

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Life time

44
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Sting

A

a small sharp-pointed organ

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