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28 Cards in this Set
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assess
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- to make a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of something, to check out the situation
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dam
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- a strong wall built across a river to stop the water and make a lake
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devastating
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to destroy completely or cause great damage to (esp. a place), or to cause emotional suffering or pain to (a person)
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overflow
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to come out of a container or a place because it is too full
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creep
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If something creeps somewhere it moves slowly so that you hardly notice it.
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release
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let go, allow (water) to go into the river
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release let go,
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to release something means to make it available
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survey
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to look at or examine something carefully
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assess
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when you --------- a person, feeling or situation, you consider them and make a judgement about them.
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creep
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If something --------- somewhere it moves slowly so that you hardly notice it.
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unpleasant
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If something is unpleasant, it gives you bad feelings, for example by making u feel upset or uncomfortable.
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displaced families
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families who have been forced to leave their homes. Refugees are --------- people
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strike
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If an illness or disaster ---------, it suddenly happens.
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to lead
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If something ----------- you to do something, it influences or affects you so that you do that thing.
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recede
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If something --------, it moves away into the distance.
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assistance
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help
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contaminate
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to make something dirty or poisonous
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cut off
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stopped
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evacuate
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be forced to leave your home temporarily
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flee
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run away
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frigid
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very cold
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recede
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go down or back
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reduce
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to make something smaller
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rough
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difficult , upsetting
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smash
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break into smaller pieces
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submerged
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under water
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to combine
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to join two things together
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to consider
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to think about
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