| A | B |
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| disaster/disastrous | n. something that causes great damage or harm. adj. causing much damage or harm. |
| flee | v. to run away from danger or from something frightening. |
| fracture | n. a crack or break, as in metal or bone. v. to crack or break. |
| immense | adj. 1. great in size or extent. 2. Great in degree. |
| intense/intensity | adj. 1. Very strong; very great. 2. Showing great depth of feeling. n. Great strength or force. |
| investigate | v. to look closely; to study in great detail. |
| lurch | v. to move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly. n. A jerking or swaying movement. |
| major | adj. Great in size, number, or importance. n. 1. A military officer just above a captain in rank. 2. The main subject a student is studying. v. To study as one's most important subject. |
| minor | adj. 1. Small; unimportant. n. A person who is not yet an adult; a child. |
| petrify | v. To make rigid with terror; to terrify. 2. To change into a stonelike substance. |
| predict/prediction | v. To stay what will happen before it takes place. n. Something that is predicted. |
| prone | adj. 1. Likely to have or do. 2. Lying face downward. |
| sparse | adj. 1. Thinly grown or spread. 2. Not crowded. |
| topple | v. 1. To fall or push over. 2. To overthrow. |
| urban | adj. Having to do with cities. |
