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Question		Answer
a volcano which may erupt at any time start learning		active volcano
very modern; ahead of the time start learning		advanced
to influence start learning		affect
a tremor after an earthquake start learning		aftershock
an idea which was not originally intended but was thought of later start learning		afterthought
the greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts start learning		ash
not sleeping start learning		awake
to get caught and held in a place start learning		be/get trapped
extremely cold start learning		bitterly cold
a snowstorm with s start learning		blizzard
sb woundered or killed in an event start learning		casualty
to cut down start learning		chop down
to make sth neat and tidy start learning		clean up
to fall down start learning		collapse
to make a substance harmful by putting sth in it start learning		contaminate
a formation made of small sea creatures called coral start learning		coral reef
made right start learning		corrected
to rely on sb start learning		count on
to harm; to injure start learning		damage
highly destructive start learning		devastating
to throw away unwanted things start learning		dispose of
A sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain start learning		Downpour
A class of animals or plants which is in danger of becoming extinct start learning		Endangered species
an instance of hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano start learning		Eruption
to move away from a place of danger to somewhere safer start learning		Evacuate
gas is released by a vehicle when the engine is running start learning		Exhaust fumes
to carry out tests to learn something or to discover if something works or is true start learning		Experiment on
A forceful outburst of a bomb start learning		Explosion
A prediction about something based on given information start learning		Forecast
The cold weather conditions which allow a thin layer of powdery ice to form start learning		Frost
To find a way to get/have something start learning		Gain access to something
an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in atmosphere considered responsible for global warming start learning		Greenhouse effect
A short and sudden rush of wind start learning		gust
to cause injury or pain start learning		hurt
inability to read and write start learning		Illiteracy
better than before start learning		Improved
waste products from factories start learning		Industrial waste
to affect with a disease-causing organism start learning		Infect
to have an effect on start learning		Influence
to hurt or wound start learning		injure
not guilty of doing sth wrong start learning		Innocent
to hit sth, such as a door, in a fast action in order to get attention start learning		knock
dead people start learning		lost lives
below zero start learning		minus
being absent and making sb feel sad start learning		missed
The condition when an oil tanker spills oil into the sea start learning		Oil spill
The part of the Earth atmosphere, which protects us from the sun start learning		Ozone layer
to die; to pass away start learning		pass
to deal with the consequences of an action start learning		Pay the price
to make sth dangerous by putting a lethal substance in it start learning		Poison
to make air soil or water dirty start learning		Pollute
substandard sewage, and other systems for dealing with human waste start learning		Poor sanitation
A substance consisting of very fine small pieces start learning		Powder
to stop sth from happening start learning		prevent from
main; the most important start learning		primary
to suggest start learning		put forward
to exinguish start learning		put out
treating sb differently because of their race or skin color start learning		Racial discrimination
The state of being able to identify sb/sth start learning		Recognition
to not accept sth or agree to do sth; to turn down start learning		Reject
to happen as a consequence of sth else start learning		result from
getting higher start learning		Rising
to destroy start learning		ruin
to damage; to do harm start learning		Spoil
somebody who suffers from an illness start learning		sufferer
to get rid of start learning		Throw away
very heavy rain start learning		Torrential rain
to believe that sb is good and honest and will not harm me start learning		trust
to Switch off; to stop start learning		Turn off
to make sb unhappy start learning		upset
to damage; to destroy start learning		wreck

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