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
(U n) = a long period of time in which no rain falls D
drought
(C n) = a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain D
downpour
(v) = to become known E
emerged
(adv) = totally; fully
entirely
(C n) = a result; a consequence E
effect
(v) = to leave my country in order to go and live in another country E
emigrated
(adj) = having or causing strong feelings E
emotional
(C n) = an instance of hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano E
eruption
(v) = (of a group of people) to move away from a place of danger to somewhere where it is safer E
evacuate
(U n) = the act of using sb/sth to your advantage e
exploitation
(C n) = a forceful outburst of a bomb
explosion
(U n) = a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die F
famine
(C n) = a prediction about sth based on given information F
forecast
(adv) = intensely or violently F
fiercely
(C n) = a number F
figure
(U n) = water that comes naturally from under the ground g
groundwater
(U n) = a thin white layer of ice formed on surfaces when it is very cold
frost
(C n) = an ancestor F
forefathers
(C n) = a short and sudden rush of wind g
gusts
(C n) = our native country H
homeland
(U n) = the condition of not having a home H
homelessness
(adj) = better than before I
improved
(U n) = the need for food H
hunger
(v) = to cause injury or pain H
hurt
(U n) = inability to read and write I
illiteracy
(v) = to bring into a country through legal means I
imports
(adv) = more and more I
increasingly
(adj) = certain to happen and can’t be prevented or avoided I
inevitable
(v) = to affect with a disease-causing organism I
infect
(v) = to have an effect I
influence
(v) = to hurt or wound I
injured
(adj) = not guilty of doing sth wrong I
innocent
(adv) = in a direction away from the sea and towards the centre of an area of land I
inland
(C n) = putting some equipment in position or into working order I
installation
(C n) = a matter I
issue
(phr) = a means of automatically watering plants and crops I
irrigation
(v) = to hit sth, such as a door, in a fast action in order to get attention K
knocked
(U n) = an absence of sth; a shortage L
lack
(C n) = a large deep hole where large amounts of rubbish are put L
landfills
(adj) = following legal rules
law-abiding
