Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• regardless of
• under the assumption: Based on the belief or supposition that something is true.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• bring back: To cause to remember
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• leave: To go away from; depart
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• tick: To function properly or normally
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• relocate: To move to a new or different place