Unit 38. Weather. Flashcards

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1
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fresh

A

(of air) clean and cool; found outside rather than in a room

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cool

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slightly cold

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afterwards

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after the time mentioned

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finally

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after a long time or some difficulty

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lightning

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a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground

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thunder

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the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm

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spell

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a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously

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thunderstorm

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a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain

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blow [blew, blowen]

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to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air

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hurricane

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a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean

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gale

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a very strong wind

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breeze

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a light and pleasant wind

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gentle

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calm, kind, or soft

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centigrade

A

Celsius

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freezing

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extremely cold

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cold

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at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm

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warm

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having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot

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boiling

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extremely hot

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temperature

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the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body

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pour

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If you say about the weather that it is pouring, you mean that it is raining heavily

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humid

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(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air

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humidity

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the quality of being humid

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hot

A

having a high temperature

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heat

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the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something

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showery

A

used to describe weather with light rain that is often not continuous

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shower

A

a short period of rain or snow

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foggy

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with fog

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fog

A

a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see

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icy

A

covered in ice

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ice

A

water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this

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cloudy

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with clouds

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cloud

A

a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water

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windy

A

with a lot of wind

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wind

A

a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt

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sunny

A

bright because of light from the sun

36
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sun

A

the light or heat that the earth receives from the sun

37
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weather

A

the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area