Salvo 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈsæl.vəʊ/ (noun) Definition simultaneous discharge or firing of several weapons either in a war or ceremony or the loud sound made by this action, sudden burst of bombing or firing, bombardment, hail, outburst, deluge, torrent, barrage – verbal attack Example A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of artillery…
asEnglish Documentary on Tsunamis with Transcript and illustrated flashcards to improve your reading and listening comprehension and enrich your academic vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube What are tsunamis like? A tragic scene: entire cities flooded, entire towns inundated, an unending stream of floating debris, buildings, cars, people swept away…
Torrent 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech and in authentic context for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students /ˈtɒr.ənt/ (noun) Noun: flood or a large amount of moving water, rainstorm, downpour, deluge, inundation, soaker, shower, raining cats and dogs – a sudden and large amount of something which is unexpected,…
Deluge 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Deluge 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ (noun & verb) to cover something completely with so much water, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, engulf, drench, soak, saturate, overload, overturn, swamp, drown, severe flood, heavy fall of rain, spate, torrent, torrential rain, downpour, thunderstorm, rainstorm,…
Inundate 1100 Words You Need Inundate 1100 Words You Need /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ (verb) to flood an area with water, snow under, swamp, deluge, engulf, submerge, drown, to overwhelm or overload someone with so many tasks to deal with, overburden, drench: It’s been raining cats and dogs and the heavy rain might inundate the entire town. Antonym:…