Hurricane Vocabulary Pt. 1

something that is not able to be recovered

• careen

• ravage

• irrecoverable

• demolish

to tear down or break into smaller pieces

• demolish

• brute

• dwelling

• sustain

to keep something up or to prolong it

• dwelling

• colossal

• sustain

• mammoth

to move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a direction

• wreak

• demolish

• ravage

• careen

a house, apartment, or other place of residence

• sustain

• dwelling

• mammoth

• colossal

to cause a large amount of damage or harm

• colossal

• wreak

• careen

• sustain

a violent person or animal

• colossal

• mammoth

• brute

• ravage

extremely large

• sustain

• colossal

• wreak

• ravage

of enormous size; often compared to prehistoric animals

• careen

• mammoth

• demolish

• brute

to cause severe and extensive damage to something

• careen

• brute

• dwelling

• ravage