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28 Cards in this Set
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anarchy
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a situation in which no one obeys rules or laws
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apocalyptic
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dangerous and resulting in great destruction, death or harm
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be caught off guard
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to have something happen in an unexpected way so that you are not ready to deal with it
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coast
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the land next to the ocean
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curfew
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a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night
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debris
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the pieces remaining from something that has been destroyed
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deceptively
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seemingly very different from reality
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despair
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a feeling that you have no hope at all
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dislocated
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moved out of the original place
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euthanize
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to kill in a painless way someone who is very sick in order to stop his/her suffering
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evacuate
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to move from a dangerous place to a safe place
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imminent
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likely to happen very soon
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infrastructure
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the basic systems that a country or organization needs in order to work in the right way, for example roads, communications, and banking systems
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inland
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not near the coast
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intensity
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the quality of being felt very strongly or of having a strong effect
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jittery
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worried and nervous
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levee
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a special wall built to stop a river from flooding
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looter
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a person who steals things, especially from stores that have been damaged in a disaster
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mandatory
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something that must be done
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outage
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a period of time when a service, especially the electric supply, is not provided
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panic
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a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety that makes you do things without thinking
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preparedness
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the state of being ready for something
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provisions
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food supplies
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sophisticated
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made or designed well, advanced
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stock up on
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buy a lot of something you intent to use later
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sustain
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to make something continue to exist or happen over a period of time
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unprecedented
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never having happened before or never having happened so much
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vulnerable
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easy to harm, hurt, or attack
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