1. Destruction Terrible damage (noun) Synonym: damage, devastation Related Words: destroy (verb) – to break apart

2. Major Very large or important (adjective) Synonym: important, main, key; Antonym: Minor Related Words: Major (noun) military officer or division of something (Major League Baseball)

3. Prevent To stop from happening (verb) Synonym: Stop, avoid; Antonym: Cause, permit Related Words: prevention (noun) to act of stopping something

4. Recovery The process of getting back to normal (noun) Synonym: healing, mending Related Words: Recover (verb) – return to former state

5. Severe Very bad or serious (adjective) Synonym: harsh, serious, strong, brutal, strict Antonym: weak, mild, gentle Related Words: Severity (noun) - strictness

6. Focus To pay close attention (verb) Synonym: center, concentrate, emphasis

7. was greater than (verb)
Exceeded
was greater than (verb)
Synonym: go beyond, surpass, top

8. Increase To make or get larger (verb) Synonym: enlarge, boost Antonym: decrease

9. Intensity Great strength or extreme degree (adjective) Synonym: power, greatness, force Related Words: intense (adj) – strong feelings

10. Degree A unit of measurement (noun) Synonym: amount, scale, measure

11. Metallic Made of metal (adjective) Synonym: tinny

12. Abandon To leave behind (verb) Synonym: desert, relenquish Related Words: abandonment (noun)

13. Evacuate To leave due to an emergency (verb) Synonym: leave, abandon Related Words: evacuation (noun)

14. Cycle A sequence of events that repeats itself (noun) synonym: rotation, series

15. Moist damp (adjective) Synonym: soggy, clammy, humid Antonym: dry

16. Complicate To make difficult (verb) Synonym: confuse, “make matters worse” *add suffix –ion to make a noun complication

17. Construct To build by putting together (verb) Synonym: build, assemble, create *Add suffix –ion to make a noun construction

18. Educate To provide with information (verb) Synonym: teach, inform, instruct * add suffix –ion to make a noun education