Vocabulary Slide show for Night of the Twisters and Blizzard. Originally downloaded from Sara Wojtovich at https://sites.google.com/a/dysart.org/mrs-wojtovich-s-class/homework/vocabulary/nightofthetwistersandblizzardvocabulary and then modified for my own purposes.

1. Night of the Twisters
and Blizzard!
Vocabulary

2. Alert
Sentence: The city alert signaled to the
residents that there was a tornado
nearby.

3. Alert (noun-n)
Definition: A warning signal signifying danger or
an emergency.

4. Bolting
Sentence: Andrew was bolting for
the door as the roof crashed down
around him.

5. Bolting (Verb-V)
Definition: moving suddenly

6. Desperate
Sentence: Emergency crews plowed
through the night to bring the desperate
folks to safety.

7. Desperate (verb-v)
Definition: Willing to do or try anything in
order to survive.

8. Flickering
Sentence: The flickering lights signaled to the
boys that the weather outside was becoming
dangerous.

9. Flickering (verb-v)
Definition: shining unsteadily; quickly
turning on and off

10. Floes
Sentence: The ice floes filled up the
river mouth causing a huge flood in
the nearby town.

11. Floes (noun-n)
Definition: masses of floating ice

12. Huddled
Sentence: The survivors huddled together in
the old lifeboat.

13. Huddled (verb-v)
Definition: crowded together

14. Immense
Sentence: The immense snowstorm stretched
all the way from Kansas to North Texas.

15. Immense (adjective-adj)
Definition: Very large

16. Lull
Sentence: The lull between the two twisters
made us believe it was safe to go outside.

17. Lull (noun-n)
Definition: A calm period

18. Ominous
Sentence: The ominous clouds let the
storm chasers know a tornado was
forming.

19. Ominous (adjective-adj)
Definition: Signaling trouble or danger.

20. Reception
Sentence: The poor radio reception
signaled that the storm was becoming
more dangerous.

21. Reception (noun-n)
Definition: converting electrical signals into
sound or light, as in a radio or tv

22. Stranded
Sentence: Jessica was stranded at the
camp ground when her car battery died.

23. Stranded (verb-v)
Definition: Left in a difficult position; usually left
alone not by choice.

24. Treacherous
Sentence: The treacherous roads were covered
with ice and snow. This made it very dangerous
for anyone to drive on.

25. Treacherous (adjective-adj)
Definition: Dangerous