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19 Cards in this Set
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disaster
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n. Something that causes great damage or harm.
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disastrous
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adj. Causes much damage or harm.
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flee
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v. To run away from danger or from something frightening.
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fled
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past tense of flee. They fled from the burning building.
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fracture
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n. A crack or break, as in metal or bone.
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immense
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adj. great in size or extent.
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intense
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adj. Very strong; very great.
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intensity
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n. Great strength or force.
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investigate
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v. To look into closely; to study in great detail.
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lurch
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v. To move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly.
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major
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adj. Great in size, number, or importance.
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minor
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adj. Small; unimportant.
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petrify
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v. To make rigid with terror; to terrify.
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predict
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v. To say what will happen before it takes place.
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prediction
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n. something that is predicted.
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prone
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adj. likely to have or do.
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sparse
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adj. Thinly grown or spread.
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topple
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v. To fall or push over.
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urban
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adj. Having to do with cities.
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