Destruction Terrible damage (noun) Synonym: damage, devastation Related Words: destroy (verb) – to break apart.

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Destruction Terrible damage (noun) Synonym: damage, devastation Related Words: destroy (verb) – to break apart

Major Very large or important (adjective) Synonym: important, main, key; Antonym: Minor Related Words: Major (noun) military officer or division of something (Major League Baseball)

Prevent To stop from happening (verb) Synonym: Stop, avoid; Antonym: Cause, permit Related Words: prevention (noun) to act of stopping something

Recovery The process of getting back to normal (noun) Synonym: healing, mending Related Words: Recover (verb) – return to former state

Severe Very bad or serious (adjective) Synonym: harsh, serious, strong, brutal, strict Antonym: weak, mild, gentle Related Words: Severity (noun) - strictness

Focus To pay close attention (verb) Synonym: center, concentrate, emphasis

was greater than (verb) Exceeded was greater than (verb) Synonym: go beyond, surpass, top

Increase To make or get larger (verb) Synonym: enlarge, boost Antonym: decrease

Intensity Great strength or extreme degree (adjective) Synonym: power, greatness, force Related Words: intense (adj) – strong feelings

Degree A unit of measurement (noun) Synonym: amount, scale, measure

Metallic Made of metal (adjective) Synonym: tinny

Abandon To leave behind (verb) Synonym: desert, relenquish Related Words: abandonment (noun)

Evacuate To leave due to an emergency (verb) Synonym: leave, abandon Related Words: evacuation (noun)

Cycle A sequence of events that repeats itself (noun) synonym: rotation, series

Moist damp (adjective) Synonym: soggy, clammy, humid Antonym: dry

Complicate To make difficult (verb) Synonym: confuse, “make matters worse” *add suffix –ion to make a noun complication

Construct To build by putting together (verb) Synonym: build, assemble, create *Add suffix –ion to make a noun construction

Educate To provide with information (verb) Synonym: teach, inform, instruct * add suffix –ion to make a noun education