English Vocabulary in Use Advanced - Unit 29: Weather and climate | Quizlet

chilly, nippy, freezing

cold:

• The bathroom gets ... in the winter.

• I felt a bit ... so I put on a jacket.

• a ... October day

boiling, sweltering, roasting

hot:

• In the summer, it's ... in the smaller classrooms.

blowy/breezy

with wind that is quite strong but pleasant:

• It was a ... day, just right for sailing.

oppressive, sultry, stifling, heavy, close

(of weather) very hot and humid (= with air that contains very small drops of water):

• It was a ... night, and I was walking home.

downpour, deluge

a lot of rain in a short time:

• The rains were so heavy prior to the final ... and flooding that the flood plains were already saturated.

it's chucking it down / it's pouring

It's raining heavily

muggy, clammy, sticky

unpleasantly warm and the air contains a lot of water.

climate

1) the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place:

• a hot/dry/harsh ...

• The Mediterranean ... is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes.

• When we retire, we're going to move to a warmer ... .

2) the general development of a situation, or the situation, feelings, and opinions that exist at a particular time:

• the political/social ...

• .... of distrust/change

• I don't think we should expand our business in the current economic ... .

• Terrorism creates a ... of fear.

disposition

the particular type of character that a person naturally has:

SYNONYM temperament

• She is of a nervous/cheerful/sunny ... .

frosty

very cold, with a thin layer of white ice covering everything:

• The ... air stung my cheeks.

• It was a cold and ... morning.

If someone, or someone's behaviour, is ~, they are unfriendly and not welcoming:

• He gave me a ... look.

• The chairperson's plan received a ... reception from the committee.

snowed under

having too much to do:

• I am totally ... ... at school.

be under a cloud

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad:

• The cabinet minister left office... ... ... after a fraud scandal.

cloud

If something ~s a situation or feeling, it makes it less clear:

• The fact that Jack was an old friend ...ed her judgment.

• When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar, he found that drink had ...ed (= confused) his memory.

hail

1) small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

2) a ~ of sth:

a lot of similar things or remarks, thrown or shouted at someone at the same time:

• a ... of bullets

• The prime minister was greeted with a ...of insults as she arrived at the university.

storm

1) an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning:

• A lot of trees were blown down in the recent ...s.

• They're still cleaning up the ... damage.

2) a very angry reaction from a lot of people:

• There was a ... of protest when the new tax was announced.

• The new rent regulations raised a ... of criticism from both renters and landlords.

hazy

1) ~ air or weather is not clear, especially because of heat:

• ... sunshine

• the ... days of summer

2) not remembering things clearly:

• ... memories of childhood

the mists of time

used to show that something happened a very long time ago and is difficult to remember clearly:

• The precise details of what happened have been lost in ________________________________ ..

whirlwind

1) a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea

2) a situation that happens suddenly and that is full of lots of quickly changing or confusing activity:

• The film created a ... of controversy.

• They married three months after they met - it was a real ... romance.

• a ... tour/visit

to thunder

1) When it ~s, a loud noise comes from the sky:

• The sky grew dark and it started to ... .

2) to move, making a lot of noise:

• The train ...ed past, shaking the whole house.

3) to shout angrily:

• "I never want to see you here again!" he ...ed.

thunderous

extremely loud:

• ... applause

• a ... reception

thundery

used to describe weather or a storm, etc. in which there is thunder

winds of change/freedom/public opinion, etc

used to refer to things that have important effects, and that cannot be stopped:

• The ... of change are blowing through the entire organization.