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Mammoth Shakes...
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rupture | to break or burst |
| gauge | to measure something or judge it, as in to make an estimate |
| traumatize | to upset or shock someone, causing emotional and mental pain |
| antibiotic | a drug used in medicine to kill bacteria and to cure infections |
| degradation | damage done to something in nature, by weather or water |
| magnitude | a measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake |
| tsunami | a huge wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption |
| aboriginal | having lived in an area from the beginning; earliest known |
| seismic | very great or important |
| debris | the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted |
| unscrupulous | not honest or fair; doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal |
| retreat | to move or go away from a place or situation especially because it is dangerous, unpleasant, etc. |
| scour | to search (something) carefully and thoroughly to clean (something) by rubbing it hard with a rough object |
| haul | to pull or drag (something) with effort to move or carry (something) with effort |