| A | B |
|---|
| barometer | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure |
| condense | to form drops as cooling occurs |
| cyclic | relating to events that repeat themselves in recognizable patterns |
| devastate | to destroy completely |
| forecast | to know in advance |
| monsoon | the seasonal wind that brings heavy rains in India and southern Asia |
| observe | to examine scientifically |
| ominous | fortelling unfortunate events or weather |
| oppressive | causing discomfort by being extreme |
| perspiration | moisture excreted through the skin |
| prevailing | predominant;usual |
| rotation | turning around a fixed point |
| smog | a type of air pollution produced from smoke and fog |
| stratosphere | the upper layer of the earth's atmosphere |
| strike | to arrive violently |
| swelter | to suffer from intense heat |
| swollen | enlarged by excessive rainwater |
| temperate | characterized by mild weather with little temperature variation |
| turbulence | violent, disorganized motion in the atmosphere or a fluid |
| typhoon | a tropical storm in the western Pacific |
