AWF-4 & AWF-5 vocaulary

Ferocity The state or quality of being ferocious

Raze Completely destroy

Overwhelming Very great in amount, very strong

Policymakers A person responsible for or involved in formulating policies

Droughts A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

Rampant Flourishing or spreading unchecked

Dire Extremely serious or urgent

Phenomenon A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen

Scaremongering The spreading of frightening or ominous reports or rumours

Exploitative Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly

Amplify Increase volume, enlarge upon or add detail to

Insatiably In a way that cannot be satisfied

Overpower Defeat or overcome with superior strength, be too intense

Overwhelm Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, a strong emotional effect

Insidious Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

Plague A contagious bacterial disease, cause continual trouble or distress

Omnipotent Having unlimited power and influence

Likelihood The state or fact of something's being likely

Strong-arm Using or characterized by force or violence

Cohesion The action or fact of forming a united whole

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