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15 Cards in this Set
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disaster |
something that causes great damage or harm. |
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flee |
to run away from danger or from something frightening. |
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fracture |
a crack or break, as in metal or bone. |
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immense |
great in size or extent. |
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intense |
1. very strong, very great. 2. Showing great depth of feeling. |
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investigate |
to look into closely; to study in great detail. |
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lurch |
to move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly. |
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major |
1. great in size, number, or importance. 2. a military officer just above a captain in rank. 3. the main subject a student is studying. |
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minor |
1. small, unimportant 2. a person who is not yet an adult; a child. |
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petrify |
1. to make rigid with terror; to terrify. 2. to change into a stonelike substance. |
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predict |
to say what will happen before it takes place. |
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prone |
1. likely to have or do. 2. lying face downward. |
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sparse |
1. thinly grown or spread. 2. not crowded. |
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topple |
1. to fall or push over 2. to overthrow |
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urban |
having to do with cities |
