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vocabulary 34a
| Term | Definition | example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| access | to be able to use, enter, or get near (something) | A dirt road provides ____________ to the home. |
| aspect | a part of something | Eating healthy foods is only one ______________ of a healthy life. |
| destruction | the act or process of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired | The storm caused the ________________ of many homes. |
| disaster | something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash, etc.) that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people | The earthquake was one of the worst natural ______________s of this century. |
| enormous | very great in size or amount | Elephants are ___________________ animals. |
| evaluate | decide how good or bad something or someone is | We need to ______________ the program and make it better. |
| identify | to know and say who someone is or what something is | The police often use fingerprints to ______________ suspects. |
| professional | relating to a job that requires special education, training, or skill | Even if you are not a ______________ photographer, you can learn to take good pictures. |
| reliable | able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed : able to be relied on | He's not very ___________. You can't always count on him to do what he says he'll do. |
| source | things--such as people or books--that provide information or other important help. | His job is the family's main ____________ of income. |
| stunned | to surprise or upset (someone) very much | They were ______________ by the news of the disaster. |
| victim | a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else | The city built new homes for the tornato _________________s. |
| widespread | common over a wide area or among many people | The earthquake caused _________________ damage throughout the area. |
| survivor | a person who continues to live after an accident, illness, war, etc. | There was only one _____________ of the accident. |
| benefit | a good or helpful result or effect | A _________ of museum membership is that purchases are discounted |