Unit 9 Vocabulary

Police in New Zealand report that 4 people have lost their lives in ______ and landslides triggered by heavy rain brought by Cyclone Gabrielle.

What is the antonym of "scorching"?

The _______ is due to the La Nina weather phenomenon causing high financial losses.

This idiom means "to be extremely happy"

a mixture of rain and snow

This idiom means "multiple negative incidents or situations have occurred together within a short period."

A lot of buildings were damaged and some trees had been ripped out of the ground. What extreme weather is this?

an extremely strong wind

This temperature is not very cold and therefore it is pleasant.

a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly

A British woman, a skier, was killed in an _______ while walking in the French Alps.

I can't understand why she is mad about that simple problem, it is just a __________ .

a snowstorm with very strong winds

Thousands of people fled their homes after the ________. It spewed lava and turned the village into a deserted town.

A magnitude 7.8 _________ struck overnight near Nurdagi, Turkey on February 6.

The politician _____________. He always makes promises that are impossible to happen.

I have been looking for my lost dog and suddenly she ______ in our porch.

a deep mass of snow formed by the wind

The students can't wait to ________ for the Christmas holidays.

This temperature is having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body.

Rachel is _______ today so she cannot go to school.