Vocabulary

• at a loss
• dead weight: A burden or something that slows progress or is useless.
• travel light: To travel with very little luggage.
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• defense: Argument in support of something
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• alive: Living; not dead
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• weight: How heavy something is
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• flashlight: Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects
• ultrasonic: Having frequencies above those of audible sound