Traveling Vocabulary

confirm	corroborate; verify; support
empty	remove, leave behind empty
exchange	give to, and receive from, one another
give away	make a gift of
pay the bills	pay any debts and all the bills you have
stop the mail	arrange with the post office to temporarily cease mail delivery
turn off the lights	switch off the lights (phrasal verb)
unplug	to take a plug out of; to disconnect from electricity, or to take out something blocking the way.
water	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
baggage claim	where passengers from a flight pick up their luggage
boarding pass	a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane
carry-on luggage	luggage carried onto a plane
flight attendant	an attendant on an airplane
overhead compartment	place on a plane to put luggage above the seats
oxygen mask	a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose
tray table	a tray attached to a piece of furniture that can be put away.
check-in counter	the desk where you drop off your bags before a flight
flight plans	report describing the route of an upcoming flight
forgot	didn't remember
solo	any activity that is performed alone without assistance

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Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Hurricane

Moonsoon
 

Earthquake



Snow Blizzard



Drought 


Dust Storm

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also (adv.)	in addition
beat the odds (i.)	to overcome difficulty
but unlike	in opposition
devastated (v.)	destroyed; completely upset
emerged (v.)	came out
fled (v.)	ran away
like (v.)	resembling or similar
nevertheless (adv.)	despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
retreated (v.)	went backward
though (adv.)	despite the fact that
whereas (adv.)	although on the contrary
wiped out (v.)	completely destroyed
back-up plan	an alternate way to carry out a project if something unexpected changes the first plan
devise	come up with plan figure out invent create
essential	absolutely necessary
evacuation	remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
evaluate	think about something and decide if it is good or not
extent	amount; limit; degree of something
get through	survive finish
hazard	something dangerous
implement	put into effect; enforce; carry out
in-depth	in a detailed and thorough way
jeopardize	put at risk; endanger
on hand	available close by
take into consideration	think about; weigh the pros and cons
walk through	practice or rehearse for a situation
be cut out for	have the necessary skills or talent for
poisonous	very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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