The document discusses vocabulary related to describing natural disasters. It provides sentences with underlined words and asks the reader to choose the word that best fits the meaning from four options. The sentences describe the aftermath of a Himalayan tsunami, including howling winds, roaring waters that tormented survivors, and tales recounted by pilgrims and tourists that were horrifying. Survivors experienced numbing terror as they witnessed gushing waters and landslides.

1. TOEFL VOCABULARY
Horror in a catastrophe.

2. READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY
The sentence has an underlined word or phrase. There are four
options under the sentence. Choose the option that best suits the
meaning of the original word.
Numbing terror filled their brains as they witnessed the
gushing waters and the terrible landslides.
A) Paralyzing B) Tantalizing
C) Mystifying D) Horrifying

3. The Himalayan Tsunami was the worst catastrophe of
the year.
In normal times the sacred mountains are glorious and
mystifying or mysterious. The Tsunami changed the scenario
completely.
The howling winds and roaring waters were tormenting or
tantalizing
The surviving pilgrims and tourists had frightful or horrifying
tales to recount.
Numbing or paralyzing terror filled their brains as they
witnessed the gushing waters and the terrible landslides.

4. Fear, sickness, disease, loss, sorrow, grief and pain are the most
common factors that induce a numbing or paralyzing terror
that fills the brain and makes one a mental wreck.