 | Term | Definition |
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recover |
to get back or return to the orginal condition |
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enhance |
improve, increase, intensify |
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strike (past - struck) |
hit |
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encourage |
to cheer on, to give hope to somebody |
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find (past - found) |
to locate something |
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practice |
rehearse; to repeat a skill in order to learn it |
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get to |
reach, arrive at |
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levee |
mound of earth or stone built to hold back water |
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recommendation |
suggestion, something that is advisable |
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flood |
a great overflow of water; too much water because of heavy rain |
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flood plain |
flat land near a river or stream that floods often |
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inventory |
a formal and detailed list of goods, things (e.g., house furniture) |
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flood proof |
something that is able to withstand or avoid flooding |
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at risk |
in danger |
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evacuate |
to leave a place because of danger |
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insurance |
the promise of a sum of money in event of loss (e.g., fire, flood or other disaster given in compensation by a company in return for regular payments) |
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sound the alarm |
to warn somebody about something |
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