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Disaster

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Must-have disaster words for the TOFEL

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ANTICIPATE (V)

  • TO EXPECT; TO SENSE SOMTHING BEFORE IT HAPPEN
  • Anticiption (n)
  • Anticiptory (adj)

CATASTROPHIC (ADJ)

  • EXTREMALLY HARMFUL; CASING FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL RUIN
  • Catastrophe (n)
  • Catastrophically (adv)

RUIN (N,V)

COMPLETE DESTRUCTION

COLLIDE (V)

  • TO COME TOGATHER WITH GREAT OR VIOLANENT FORCE
  • Collision (n)

ERUPTION (N)

  • A SUDDEN, OFTEN VIOLENT, OUTBRUST
  • Often follow by an OF phrase
  • Erupt (v)

FAMINE (N)

SEVER HUNGER; A DRASTIC FOOD SHORTAGE

IMPACT (N)

  • A STRONG INFLUENCE
  • Followed by ON or OF
  • Impact (v)

PERSEVERE (V)

  • To keep going; to maintaun the purpose
  • Persist (v)
  • Persistent (adj)

PLUNGE (V,N)

  • To get down suddenly;
  • To increase by a great amount in a short time
  • Followed by INTO phrase

UNLEASH (V)

TO RELEASE A THING OR AN EMOTION

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