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| 1-6 of 6Catastrophe flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Catastrophes 07/10/2009by thangdc | 15 terms | October 7, 2009 |
| 2 | Beckett: Catastrophe vocabby zahira | 12 terms | January 9, 2009 |
| 3 | Succession/Natural Catastrophesby thisisonlytemporary | 12 terms | November 7, 2008 |
| 4 | arabic vocabby zelyoni | 52 terms | March 24, 2009 |
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| 5 | Ch 14, p.403, Les catastrophesby Robertshultz | 8 terms | November 25, 2009 |
| 6 | Geology of Catastrophesby ericalsmith | 4 terms | June 5, 2009 |
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| catastrophe definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 45 sets | |
| 2 | calamity ; disaster | 39 sets | |
| 3 | disaster | 33 sets | |
| 4 | a sudden, widespread disaster; a misfortune | 20 sets | |
| 5 | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | 20 sets | |
| 6 | (n.) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 14 sets | |
| 7 | something that causes great loss and suffering; a terrible disaster | 13 sets | |
| 8 | (n) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 12 sets | |
| 9 | n. any great and sudden misfortune or calamity. | 10 sets | |
| 10 | disaster; sudden misfortune | 9 sets | |
| 11 | a sudden and widespread disaster | 9 sets | |
| 12 | a large-scale disaster | 9 sets | |
| 13 | n. disaster; sudden misfortune | 8 sets | |
| 14 | something really terrible that has happened | 8 sets | |
| 15 | calamity; disaster | 7 sets | |
| 16 | a disaster | 6 sets | |
| 17 | disastrous event | 6 sets | |
| 18 | triumph, victory, success | 6 sets | |
| 19 | the downfall or destruction of the tragic hero | 5 sets | |
| 20 | a great, often sudden calamity | 5 sets | |
| 21 | an event that threatens lives and may destroy property | 5 sets | |
| 22 | a terrible disaster | 5 sets | |
| 23 | an event resulting in great loss | 5 sets | |
| 24 | a sudden disaster | 5 sets | |
| 25 | something that causes great loss and suffering | 5 sets | |
| 26 | any great and sudden misfortune or calamity. | 5 sets | |
| 27 | (noun) any sudden, great disaster | 4 sets | |
| 28 | a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 4 sets | |
| 29 | sudden, momentous, tragic event | 4 sets | |
| 30 | triumph | 4 sets | |
| 31 | sudden disaster | 4 sets | |
| 32 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | 4 sets | |
| 33 | tragic event; sudden disaster or misfortune | 4 sets | |
| 34 | the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion. | 4 sets | |
| 35 | ruin, disaster | 3 sets | |
| 36 | a large-scale disaster, misfortune | 3 sets | |
| 37 | something that causes great loss and suffering, a terrible disaster | 3 sets | |
| 38 | something that causes great loss and suffering; a terrible disaster. | 3 sets | |
| 39 | calamity | 3 sets | |
| 40 | (n) a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | 3 sets | |