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P4 Vocabulary Unit 3
Adamant Refuse to change the mind or be persuaded; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding
Erupt vs Explode Erupt is to violently eject while explode is to destroy with an explosion.
Alleviate To make less painful, difficult, or severe
Molten Melted into liquid with a high melting point. Molten lava Molten metal
Mouldy Covered with fungi growth
Unrest A disturbed or uneasy state political unrest.
Death toll Number of death
Incubate 1. To sit upon eggs to hatch them by warmth 2. When harmful bacteria or viruses incubate, or when a person or animal incubates them, they increase in size or number in the person’s or animal’s body but do not yet produce the effects of disease.
Intense Strong or extreme Feeling or emotion Strong or insistent personalities Exciting experience E.g. intense heat, pain, stress E.g. Late one evening, not long afterwards, there was a really intense fight between the two of them. E.g. Simon is an intense rugby player. His teammates are afraid of him.
Makeshift Done or make using whatever is available Makeshift bed Makeshift shelter
Due to financial / time / space constraints Constraints mean limited or restricted. So, due to financial / time / space constraints mean because of limited financial / time / space.
Active volcano vs dormant volcano vs dormant volcano Fun fact! Active volcanoes Have a recent history of eruptions; they are likely to erupt again. Dormant volcanoes Have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at a future time. Extinct volcanoes Not expected to erupt in the future.
Spew / Spew out Eject or send out in large quantities and usually by huge force. E.g. Spew out ashes, molten rocks, lava Vomit Spew out VS
Blanketed The car is blanketed in snow.
Good Samaritans One who is compassionate and helpful to a person in distress
Toll Number, count, total Usually pair up with ‘death’ death toll which means the number of deaths