Word Bank 44 – Super Typhoon Saola

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03. climatological means related to the study of climate and weather patterns
06. postulating means suggesting or proposing as a possibility
05. landfall means the point where a storm or typhoon makes contact with land
13. galvanizes means motivates or energizes
12. echelons means levels or ranks in a hierarchical system
02. pundits means experts or commentators
10. ample means plenty or enough
08. efficacious means effective or successful
09. preemptive means acting before an event to prevent it
11. susceptible means easily affected or influenced
07. ramifications means consequences or outcomes
14. elucidated means explained or clarified
01. proficient means skilled or competent
04. fortuitously means by chance or luck
[inundation] means flooding or overflowing of water

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12. toppling means causing to fall over
09. edifices means buildings or structures
18. sagacity means wisdom or discernment
04. accentuates means emphasizes or highlights
22. perils means dangers or risks
15. uprooting means pulling out of the ground or displacing
06. instigated means initiated or caused to happen
01. lauded means praised or commended
17. prescient means having foresight or predicting future events
05. curtailing means reducing or limiting
11. inflicted means caused harm or damage
23. tidal means related to the rise and fall of ocean tides
19. bolstered means strengthened or reinforced
02. mitigation means the act of reducing or lessening the severity of something
13. swath means a broad strip or area
20. stratagems means tactics or strategies
07. paralyzing means causing to become immobile or inactive
16. spearheaded means led or initiated
10. arboreal means related to trees
14. meted means distributed or dealt out
03. contingency means a plan or strategy for dealing with unexpected events
21. inhabitants means people living in a particular place
08. dislodged means removed or knocked out of place
[municipality] means a local government or administrative district
[serendipity] means unexpected luck or fortunate coincidence

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04. averting means preventing or avoiding
01. opined means expressed an opinion or viewpoint
07. mayhem means chaos or violent disorder
11. aquatic means related to water or occurring in water
14. antecedently means before or previously
10. ferocious means extremely fierce or violent
13. pervasive means widespread or prevalent
09. dire means extremely serious or urgent
02. incurred means experienced or suffered (in this context, damages)
06. grievous means causing great suffering or harm
12. vulnerabilities means weaknesses or susceptibilities
08. preventive means intended to prevent or stop something from happening
03. calamities means disasters or catastrophic events
05. rampage means a violent and destructive outburst
[enervation] means weakening or loss of energy

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10. acumen means keen insight or skill in a particular area
16. complacency means a feeling of satisfaction or self-satisfaction that can lead to negligence or indifference
06. datum means a reference point or level used as a basis for measurement
09. wrath means intense anger or rage
14. delineated means described or outlined in detail
01. surge means a sudden, strong increase or rise
04. benign means harmless or not causing harm
13. beset means troubled or afflicted by
08. indelible means permanent or impossible to remove or forget
03. abutting means adjacent to or bordering
05. anomaly means something that deviates from what is normal or expected
11. reiterates means emphasizes or repeats
02. gauge means a device for measuring or recording something, like water levels
17. extolled means praised or highly praised
07. efficacy means effectiveness or the ability to produce desired results
12. tenure means the period of time that something is held or maintained
15. prism means a perspective or viewpoint
[exigencies] means urgent needs or demands