Weather and climate – English vocabulary
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33 English words with meanings: arid, atmospheric, blowy, boiling, breezy… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on OpenQuiz.
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Word list
- arid /'ærɪd/ (adjective) — very dry, with little or no rain
Example:The desert is hot and arid.
Synonyms: dry, parched, waterless - atmospheric /,ætmə'sfɛrɪk/ (adjective) — relating to the air or the atmosphere
Example:The report described the atmospheric conditions.
Synonyms: airy, aerial, meteorological - blowy /'bloʊi/ (adjective) — very windy
Example:It was blowy on the coast all afternoon.
Synonyms: windy, gusty, blustery - boiling /'bɔɪlɪŋ/ (adjective) — very hot
Example:The soup is boiling on the stove.
Synonyms: scalding, very hot, searing - breezy /'bri:zi/ (adjective) — pleasantly cool with a light wind
Example:It was breezy by the beach.
Synonyms: windy, cool, airy - chilly /'tʃɪli/ (adjective) — slightly cold
Example:The morning air was chilly.
Synonyms: cold, cool, nippy - chuck it down /tʃʌk ɪt daʊn/ (phrase) — to rain very heavily
Example:It started to chuck it down just after lunch.
Synonyms: pour down, rain heavily, bucket down - clammy /'klæmi/ (adjective) — unpleasantly wet and sticky
Example:His hands felt clammy after the long wait.
Synonyms: sweaty, damp, sticky - climate /'klaɪmət/ (noun) — the usual weather conditions in a place over many years
Example:The climate here is warm and dry.
Synonyms: weather pattern, conditions, atmosphere - cloud /klaʊd/ (noun) — a white or gray mass of tiny water drops in the sky
Example:A dark cloud covered the mountain.
Synonyms: cloud bank, mass of vapor - cold /koʊld/ (adjective) — having a low temperature and not warm
Example:The water felt cold on my hands.
Synonyms: chilly, cool, icy - deluge /'dɛl.ju:dʒ/ (noun) — a very large amount of water that covers land suddenly
Example:The river burst its banks in a deluge.
Synonyms: flood, torrent, inundation - downpour /'daʊn.pɔ:r/ (noun) — a very heavy fall of rain
Example:A sudden downpour soaked everyone outside.
Synonyms: rainstorm, cloudburst, shower - drought /draʊt/ (noun) — a long period with little or no rain
Example:The drought lasted for months.
Synonyms: dry spell, water shortage, aridity - fall /fɔ:l/ (noun) — the season between summer and winter when leaves drop
Example:Fall is my favorite season.
Synonyms: autumn - freezing /'fri:zɪŋ/ (adjective) — extremely cold, enough to turn water into ice
Example:It was freezing outside this morning.
Synonyms: icy, frigid, bitterly cold - frosty /'frɔ:sti/ (adjective) — covered with frost or feeling very cold
Example:The windows looked frosty in the morning.
Synonyms: icy, freezing, chilled - guilt /ɡɪlt/ (noun) — a bad feeling after doing something wrong
Example:He felt guilt after lying.
Synonyms: remorse, shame, blame - have the time of your life /hæv ðə taɪm əv jʊər laɪf/ (phrase) — to enjoy yourself very much
Example:They had the time of their life at the concert.
Synonyms: have a blast, enjoy oneself, have great fun - hilarious /hɪ'lɛriəs/ (adjective) — very funny
Example:The comedian was hilarious.
Synonyms: funny, side-splitting, amusing - hot /hɑ:t/ (adjective) — having a high temperature and feeling warm or very warm
Example:The soup is still hot.
Synonyms: warm, heated, boiling - hot and cold /hɒt ænd koʊld/ (phrase) — feeling very hot one moment and very cold the next
Example:I felt hot and cold all night.
Synonyms: shivery, feverish, flushed - humid /'hju:mɪd/ (adjective) — having a lot of water in the air
Example:The air felt humid after the rain.
Synonyms: damp, moist, muggy - make a vow /meɪk ə vaʊ/ (phrase) — to make a very serious promise
Example:He made a vow to never lie again.
Synonyms: pledge, promise, swear - miserable /'mɪzərəbəl/ (adjective) — very unhappy and uncomfortable
Example:He felt miserable after the long, cold walk.
Synonyms: unhappy, wretched, miserable - muggy /'mʌɡi/ (adjective) — warm and damp in an uncomfortable way
Example:It was muggy all afternoon.
Synonyms: humid, damp, sticky - panel /'pænəl/ (noun) — a group of people who decide something together
Example:A panel will review the applications.
Synonyms: committee, board, group - placid /'plæsɪd/ (adjective) — calm and peaceful, not easily upset
Example:The lake was placid in the early morning.
Synonyms: calm, tranquil, peaceful - polar ice /'poʊlər aɪs/ (noun) — ice covering the Arctic or Antarctic regions
Example:Polar ice is melting faster than before.
Synonyms: ice cap, arctic ice - truthful /'tru:fəl/ (adjective) — telling the truth and not lying
Example:Please be truthful with me.
Synonyms: honest, frank, candid
…and 3 more words in this set.
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