B2 Unit 8 Vocabulary

4. the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something
5. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
6. to become smaller in size, number, etc.; to make something smaller in size, number, etc.
8. a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly
9. a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly
10. a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
11. a movement of your arm and hand from side to side
12. a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons

1. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
2. a part or share of a whole
3. to cover, or to make something cover, a larger and larger area
4. to become greater in amount, number, value, etc.; to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc.
6. a long period of time when there is little or no rain
7. to move people from a place of danger to a safer place
8. three times as much or as many as something