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How Does a Hurricane Work and Tornado Twisters. Vocabulary Practice. Tremendous. Adjective Extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity The people on the boat caught a tremendous amount of fish!. Cluster. Noun A group of things held together; a bunch
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How Does a Hurricane WorkandTornado Twisters Vocabulary Practice
Tremendous • Adjective • Extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity • The people on the boat caught a tremendous amount of fish!
Cluster • Noun • A group of things held together; a bunch • The cluster of grapes looked very tasty!
Increase • Verb • To make greater in number, size, quantity, or quality • Because the little girl’s temperature continued to increase, her mom decided to take her to the doctor.
Release • Verb • To let go or set free • They released the bird back into the sky once his wing had healed.
Circulate • Verb • To move or pass from place to place • The teacher will circulate around the room while the students take their test.
Damage • Noun • Injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness • The storm did severe damage to the town.
Surge • Noun • A strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep • I like to drink Surge to give me a surge of energy!
Simulation • Noun • Imitation or enactment; used for testing • NASA performs practice space walk simulations.
Evacuate • Verb • To leave or empty an area • People must evacuate the building during a fire drill.
Massive • Adjective • Large, heavy, and bulky • The pizza was massive. It was even big enough to make the record books!
Funnel • Noun • A cone shaped tube • We used a funnel to get the chemical into the bottle.
Ominous • Adjective • Indicating future danger or harm; threatening • The first battle was ominous in that it was foreshadowing a violent war!
Debris • Noun • The remains of anything broken down or destroyed; rubble; ruins; the left behind remains • The debris left from the party covered the room from top to bottom.
Collide • Verb • To strike another with forceful contact; crash • The cars collided together causing much damage!!
Survive • Verb • To remain alive through difficult and challenging circumstances • Katniss Everdeen had to use her hunting skills to survive the Hunger Games.
Injury • Noun • Harm or damage • The man had a severe leg injury due to his car collision.