Vocabulary Unit 2

Question 1

A room or rooms in a building, below ground level

Answer 1

Basement

Question 2

Carry away

Answer 2

Bear away

Question 3

Showing no fear; confident and brave

Answer 3

Bold

Question 4

Start suddenly

Answer 4

Break out

Question 5

A road, railroad, or path that goes over a river, over another road, etc and the structure that supports it

Answer 5

Bridge

Question 6

Defeat or overcome enemies, bad habits, etc

Answer 6

Conquer

Question 7

One of the seven main areas of land on the earth

Answer 7

Continent

Question 8

Harm or injure; harm or injury

Answer 8

Damage

Question 9

Causing great fear or suffering; shocking

Answer 9

Dreadful

Question 10

Sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface

Answer 10

Earthquake

Question 11

Get away from a place where you are in danger

Answer 11

Escape

Question 12

Much more severe or serious than usual

Answer 12

Extreme

Question 13

A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain

Answer 13

Hurricane

Question 14

Probable

Answer 14

Likely

Question 15

Substance like water or oil that flows freely

Answer 15

Liquid

Question 16

An amount of money that a person, business or country borrows, esp from a bank

Answer 16

Loan

Question 17

The act of losing sth

Answer 17

Loss

Question 18

Become liquid through heating

Answer 18

Melt

Question 19

Soft, wet earth

Answer 19

Mud

Question 20

A result or effect of an action, situation, etc

Answer 20

Outcome

Question 21

Flow over the edges or limits

Answer 21

Overflow

Question 22

Because of; as a result of

Answer 22

Owing to

Question 23

A person who strongly loves and supports his country

Answer 23

Patriot

Question 24

Destroy

Answer 24

Ruin

Question 25

Protection from danger or bad weather

Answer 25

Shelter

Question 26

Polluted air that is a mixture of smoke and fog

Answer 26

Smog

Question 27

Hit, damage, or destroy sth

Answer 27

Strike

Question 28

Completely

Answer 28

Thoroughly

Question 29

A very large wave that causes a lot of damage when it hits the land

Answer 29

Tidal wave

Question 30

A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle

Answer 30

Tornado

Question 31

Very great; enormous

Answer 31

Tremendous

Question 32

A tropical storm with strong winds that moves in circles

Answer 32

Typhoon

Question 33

Unlucky

Answer 33

Unfortunate

Question 34

A mountain with a hole at the top through which steam, hot melted rock, fire, etc sometimes come out

Answer 34

Volcano

Question 35

Fighting between different countries or groups within countries using armies and weapons

Answer 35

War

Question 36

Existing or happening in many places and/or among people

Answer 36

Widespread