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Wordlist 34 An Ocean Waiting to Happen. 1. Burst (v .) Definition : to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this Synonym: split open, break open Example: I hate it when balloons burst. Word Family : non·burst·ing , adjective, noun un·burst , adjective. 2. Collide (v .)
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Definition:to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this
Synonym: split open, break open
Example: I hate it when balloons burst.
Word Family:
non·burst·ing, adjective, noun
un·burst, adjective
Definition:to hit something violently
Synonym: hit, smash, clash
Example: It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.
Word Family:
Definition: the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded
Synonym: hollow
Example: a bomb crater
Word Family:
cra·ter·al, cra·ter·ous, adjective
cra·ter·like, adjective
in·ter·cra·ter, adjective
Definition:the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the sea, rain, or wind
Synonym: decay
Example: soil/coastal erosion
Word Family:
e·ro·sion·al, adjective
an·ti·e·ro·sion, adjective
Definition: an organized journey for a particular purpose
Synonym: exploration
Example: Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.
Word Family:
pre·ex·pe·di·tion, noun
Definition:a break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of the fracture (fault plane)
Synonym:
Example:
Word Family:
Definition: a deep, narrow crack in rock or the earth
Synonym: crack
Example: There are some fissures in the ocean’s floor.
Word Family:
fis·su·ral, adjective
fis·sure·less, adjective
sub·fis·sure, noun
su·per·fis·sure, noun
Definition: far away from others
Synonym:remote
Example: an isolated farm/village
Word Family:
i·so·lat·ed·ly, adverb
sem·i-i·so·lat·ed, adjective
Definition: a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time
Synonym: migrant, traveller
Example:a tribe of Somalian desert nomads
Word Family:
no·mad·ism, noun
non·no·mad, noun, adjective
sem·i·no·mad, noun
sem·i·no·mad·ism, noun
Definition: to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger
Synonym: withdraw, draw back
Example: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat (from the city).
Word Family:
re·treat·al, adjective
re·treat·er, noun
re·treat·ive, adjective
Definition: to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat
Synonym: gulp down
Example: My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.
Word Family:
swal·low·a·ble, adjective
swal·low·er, noun
un·swal·low·a·ble, adjective
un·swal·lowed, adjective
Definition: not solid and firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last
Synonym: unsteady
Example: That chair looks a bit unstable to me.
Word Family:
un·sta·ble·ness, noun
un·sta·bly, adverb
Definition: a sudden and usually large increase in something
Synonym: increase, rise, growth
Example: An upsurge of/in violence in the district has been linked to increased unemployment.
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