Unit 13 I Can Describe The Climate Flashcards
Soaking wet
Syn= soaked Extremely wet. It was pouring with rain and I got soaking wet.
Pour (with rain)
Rain heavily. It’s pouring outside!
Drizzle( v) (n)
Rain lightly, with very small drops. It was drizzling when I left the office.
Rainbow
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Bitterly cold
Extremely cold.
Chilly
A little too cold to be comfortable. I gets chilly in the evening
Mild
Warmer than usual for the time of year. It’s been a very mild winter.
Heatwave
A period of unusually hot weather. I hate this heatwave.
Muggy
Syn= humid Warm and damp in an unpleasant way. It’s really muggy today.
Mist (n) Misty(adj)
The cloud near the ground which is difficult to see through ( not as thick as fog).
Frost (n) Frosty (adj)
The weather condition when the temperature is below zero centigrade and ice forms on windows, the ground, etc.
Breeze (n) Breezy (adj)
A light wind.
Gale
A strong wind.
Climate
The normal weather conditions of a particular region.
(The) environment
The natural world; the air, land, and water in which people, plants and animals live.
Environmentalist
Is sb who studies the environment.
Gradual
Happening slowly over a long period of time. Gradually (adj)
The atmosphere
The gases around the earth, plants, etc.
Harmful
Causing damage, injury, or illness. Harm sth/sb. (V)
Gas
A substance like air, e.g. Oxygen and hydrogen
Pollution
Dangerous gases that harm the environment. Pollute (v)
Human
Connected with people.
Melt
Chang from solid to a liquid.
Rise
Increase, go higher. Rise (n) Opp= fall
Extreme
Much hotter, colder or more violent than usual.
Unpredictable
If sth is unpredictable, you can’t say how it will change in the future. Opp=predictable Predict (v)
Disappear
Stop existing. Syn= vanish
Famine
When there is not enough food in a country.
Disease
Illness
Spread
Affect more and more people or things.
Vanish
Disappear
