ALC Book 18 Lesson 2

visible

able to be seen

flood

an overflowing of water on an area normally dry

be used to

be accustomed to

watch out

be careful

look out

be careful of

fog

clouds that make it difficult to see

hazard

danger

hazardous

dangerous

visibility

degree of clearness

set up

establish, erect

lightning

flash of light seen during a storm

hail

frozen rain

foggy

full of fog

rise

go up; get higher

damage

harm/loss

thunder

loud noise which follows lightning

evacuate

move people away from a place and out of danger

severe

not kind; harmful

severely

not kindly; harmfully

unlikely

not probable

sleet

partly frozen rain

favorably

pleasingly

forecast

prediction

likely

probably

drizzle

rain in very small drops

favorable

right, correct, advantageous

warning

sign of danger

barricade

something that blocks passage

condition

state of existence; prerequisite

flash

sudden light; a brief news report

invisible

that can't be seen

evacuation

the act of moving people out of danger

barricade

to block off passageway

damage

to cause harm to

flood

to cause to be covered with water

warn

to caution, advise

run into

to encounter by chance; to collide with

strike

to hit

forecast

to predict what will happen in the future

take precaution

to protect against danger

drizzle

to rain very lightly

hail

to shower hail

sleet

to shower sleet

wish

to want/desire

weatherman

weather forecaster