Natural Disasters

Hurricane

Moonsoon

 Earthquake


Snow Blizzard

Drought 
 Dust Storm

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also (adv.)	in addition
beat the odds (i.)	to overcome difficulty
but unlike	in opposition
devastated (v.)	destroyed; completely upset
emerged (v.)	came out
fled (v.)	ran away
like (v.)	resembling or similar
nevertheless (adv.)	despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
retreated (v.)	went backward
though (adv.)	despite the fact that
whereas (adv.)	although on the contrary
wiped out (v.)	completely destroyed
back-up plan	an alternate way to carry out a project if something unexpected changes the first plan
devise	come up with plan figure out invent create
essential	absolutely necessary
evacuation	remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
evaluate	think about something and decide if it is good or not
extent	amount; limit; degree of something
get through	survive finish
hazard	something dangerous
implement	put into effect; enforce; carry out
in-depth	in a detailed and thorough way
jeopardize	put at risk; endanger
on hand	available close by
take into consideration	think about; weigh the pros and cons
walk through	practice or rehearse for a situation
be cut out for	have the necessary skills or talent for
poisonous	very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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English Vocabulary Unit 11

bachelor	a man who has never been married
browsing	looking at things in a fairly casual way
calling the shots	giving the orders
cheat on	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner
chemistry	the way two individuals relate to each other
compatible	able to get along or work well together
eligible	worthy of choice; qualified
fall head over heels	fall in love quickly
hit it off	become good friends with someone quickly
ideal	a person or a situation said to be perfect; the best result or goal of something
not go over	unsuccessful
reluctant	not wanting to do something; unwilling
turnoff	speech, behavior, or some other thing that causes you to lose interest
uninhibited	free; not restricted.
foot the bill	pay for the cost of something, usually a meal
supervisor	a person who manages or directs activities
blown away	to impress very strongly and usually favorably
commitment	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dumped	to get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly
etiquette	rules governing socially acceptable behavior
I´m into (something)	to not be interested in something
insensitive	..., not caring; slow to feel or notice
soulmate	someone, usually your romantic or sexual partner, who you have a special relationship with, and who you know and love very much
pressuring	making a forceful effort to influence

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