wordlist2 Flashcards
(v) = to desert, to leave a place, thing or person A
abandoned
(C n) = an uncontrollable desire to have sth regularly A
addiction
(C n) = a tremor after an earthquake
aftershock
(v) = to have an impact/influence on sb/st A
affected
(adj) = very modern; ahead of time A
advanced
(adj) = contrary; unfavourable A
adverse
C n) = an idea which was not originally intended but was thought of later
afterthought
(adj) = moving in the air
airborne
(C n) = a landmass made from coral
atoll
(adj) not sleeping A
awake
(C n) = a snowstorm with strong winds B
blizzard
(C n) = a way of thinking and acting
attitudes
(U n) = the act of using your strength or power to hurt or frighten weaker people (usually at school)
bullying
(U n) = the greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts
ash
(v) = to ask firmly and forcefully D
demanded
(adj) = cruel; violent B
brutal
(U n) = the practice of a group of people taking turns to drive each other to work, or drive each other’s
children to school, rather than using separate cars C
carpooling
(U n) = a serious, often deadly, disease of the stomach and intestines found mainly in tropical countries C
cholera
(v) = to believe sth to be true c
claim
(C n) = a member of a country, city, etc C
citizens
(C n) = sb wounded or killed in an event C
casualty
(v) = to fall down due to a sudden inability to support my own weight
collapsed
(C n) result C
consequences
(adj) = made right C
corrected
(v) = to make a substance harmful by putting sth in it C
contaminating
(C/U n) = an act which is not legal and may be punished by law c
crime
(v) = to become worse
declined
(v) = to harm; to injure D
damaged
(adj) = highly destructive D
devastating
(v) = to formally announce D
declared
(U n) = the cutting down of trees D
deforestation
(U n) = the process of sharing; spreading or supplying sth D
distribution
(C n) = an interruption causing disorder D
disruption