Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
A room or rooms in a building, below ground level
Basement
Carry away
Bear away
Showing no fear; confident and brave
Bold
Start suddenly
Break out
A road, railroad, or path that goes over a river, over another road, etc and the structure that supports it
Bridge
Defeat or overcome enemies, bad habits, etc
Conquer
One of the seven main areas of land on the earth
Continent
Harm or injure; harm or injury
Damage
Causing great fear or suffering; shocking
Dreadful
Sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface
Earthquake
Get away from a place where you are in danger
Escape
Much more severe or serious than usual
Extreme
A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain
Hurricane
Probable
Likely
Substance like water or oil that flows freely
Liquid
An amount of money that a person, business or country borrows, esp from a bank
Loan
The act of losing sth
Loss
Become liquid through heating
Melt
Soft, wet earth
Mud
A result or effect of an action, situation, etc
Outcome
Flow over the edges or limits
Overflow
Because of; as a result of
Owing to
A person who strongly loves and supports his country
Patriot
Destroy
Ruin
Protection from danger or bad weather
Shelter
Polluted air that is a mixture of smoke and fog
Smog
Hit, damage, or destroy sth
Strike
Completely
Thoroughly
A very large wave that causes a lot of damage when it hits the land
Tidal wave
A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle
Tornado
Very great; enormous
Tremendous
A tropical storm with strong winds that moves in circles
Typhoon
Unlucky
Unfortunate
A mountain with a hole at the top through which steam, hot melted rock, fire, etc sometimes come out
Volcano
Fighting between different countries or groups within countries using armies and weapons
War
Existing or happening in many places and/or among people
Widespread
