| A | B |
| violent | showing or caused by great physical force |
| beware | to be on the lookout for something dangerous or harmful |
| prevent | to stop or keep something from happening |
| uprooted | pulled all the way out of the ground |
| destroy | to completely ruin something |
| grasslands | large open areas of land covered with grass, such as prairies and meadows |
| thunderstorms | heavy rain showers |
| thunder | sound lightning makes as it suddenly heats the air |
| tornado | a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground |
| hurricane | severe wind storm, stretching hundreds of miles, with winds 74-200 miles per hour |