Vocabulary

• set off: To start a journey
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• in terms of
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• urge: A strong desire for something
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• quake: Short for earthquake
• unthinkable: Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• seaside: Resort area next to the sea shore
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• app: Small applications for smartphones