Advanced Vocabulary - Weather Forecast 2
Index
Complete each sentence with a word made from the words in capitals.
ANSWERS
1)
Today should be even warmer than yesterday thanks to a
breeze that will kick in by noon.
SOUTH
2)
One of the most dangerous factors of a
is the sudden loss of visibility.
WHITE
3)
Most of the water that
from the oceans falls back into the oceans as precipitation.
VAPOUR
4)
Residents of Port Harcourt experienced the first rain in the year with heavy
.
POUR
5)
After a brief dry and sunny spell, milder
weather returned for the rest of the month.
SETTLE
6)
This month has been
cold, but it hardly compares to epic winters in the past.
BITTER
7)
A
studies the atmosphere to gain more information about the Earth's climate.
CLIMATE
8)
The weather was
and dark clouds stayed around us, but we kept dry.
OPPRESS
9)
Relative humidity is the most commonly used measurements of
content in the air.
MOIST
10)
There will be
fog this morning, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
PATCH
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Answers
1)
southerly (adj)
(of winds) blowing from the south
2)
whiteout (n)
a dense blizzard, especially in polar regions
3)
evaporate (v)
*
cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating
4)
downpour (n)
a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly
5)
unsettled (adj)
changing a lot in a short period of time
6)
bitterly (adv)
to an extreme, forceful, or particularly harsh degree
7)
climatologist (n)
a scientist who studies climate
8)
oppressive (adj)
unpleasantly hot with no movement of air
9)
moisture (n)
liquid diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity
10)
patchy (adj)
happening or existing in some areas but not in others
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3) evaporates
