ENGLISH VOCABULARY - FIVE WORDS A DAY MCQ TEST - 010

10. The offices will be closed until the blizzard ends.

(A) hurricane

(B) snowstorm

(C) thunderstorm

(D) cyclone

Answer:

Correct answer is B - snowstorm

Blizzard

[noun]

# a severe snowstorm with high winds.

# snowstorm, snow blast, snow squall; white-out;

Example: We were caught in a blizzard and could not come back home that day.

Synonym: snowstorm, snow blast, snow squall; white-out;

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Hurricane

[noun]

# a storm with a violent wind, in particular, a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

Example: It’s in the news now that a strong hurricane is approaching towards the coastal city.

Synonym: cyclone, typhoon, tornado, storm, tropical storm, tempest, windstorm, superstorm, gale, squall, whirlwind;

Near antonym: calm, hush, peace, quiet, rest, stillness, tranquillity;

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Snowstorm

[noun]

# a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind.

Example: Every year end of January always have a snowstorm in this area.

Synonym: blizzard;

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Thunderstorm

[noun]

# a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

Example: Children usually get scared of the sound of a thunderstorm.

Synonym: electrical storm, lightning storm, or thundershower;

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Cyclone

[noun]

# a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

# another term for the tropical storm.

Example: Every year's tropical cyclone damages the livestock in the coastal part of our country.

Synonym: hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, storm, superstorm, tornado, windstorm, whirlwind, twister, tempest;

Near antonym: anticyclone;

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