Unit 38. Weather. Flashcards

1
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fresh

A

(of air) clean and cool; found outside rather than in a room

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2
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cool

A

slightly cold

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3
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afterwards

A

after the time mentioned

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4
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finally

A

after a long time or some difficulty

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5
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lightning

A

a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground

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6
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thunder

A

the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm

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7
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spell

A

a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously

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8
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thunderstorm

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a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain

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9
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blow [blew, blowen]

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to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air

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10
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hurricane

A

a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean

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11
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gale

A

a very strong wind

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12
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breeze

A

a light and pleasant wind

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13
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gentle

A

calm, kind, or soft

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14
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centigrade

A

Celsius

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15
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freezing

A

extremely cold

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16
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cold

A

at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm

17
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warm

A

having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot

18
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boiling

A

extremely hot

19
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temperature

A

the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body

20
Q

pour

A

If you say about the weather that it is pouring, you mean that it is raining heavily

21
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humid

A

(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air

22
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humidity

A

the quality of being humid

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hot

A

having a high temperature

24
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heat

A

the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something

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showery
used to describe weather with light rain that is often not continuous
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shower
a short period of rain or snow
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foggy
with fog
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fog
a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see
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icy
covered in ice
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ice
water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this
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cloudy
with clouds
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cloud
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water
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windy
with a lot of wind
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wind
a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
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sunny
bright because of light from the sun
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sun
the light or heat that the earth receives from the sun
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weather
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area