Unit 9 Vocabulary

a snowstorm with very strong winds

This idiom means "to be extremely happy"

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

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

a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly

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

a mixture of rain and snow

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

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

Rachel is _______ today so she cannot go to school.

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

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

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

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

What is the antonym of "scorching"?

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

an extremely strong wind

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

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

a deep mass of snow formed by the wind

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