| A | B |
|---|
| destruction | great damage; ruin |
| expected | thought something would probably come or happen |
| forecasts | statements of what is coming; predictions |
| inland | in or toward the interior |
| shatter | to break into pieces suddenly |
| surge | a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially waves |
| potential | something possible |
| withstand | to stand against; hold out against |
| wreckage | what is left behind after destruction |
| predict | to make a reasonable guess about what might happen next |
| expository fiction | stories that give information about real people and events |
