Word of the day: Spate

Spate:  inundação, enchente,  chuva pesada,  série, grande número ao mesmo tempo

Synonyms: alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, overflow, flood, torrent

 “A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Upheaval

Upheaval:  motim, levante, revolta, sublevação, mudança drástica que causa preocupação, elevação da superfície da Terra

Synonyms: bouleversement, cataclysm, earthquake, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, convulsion, uproar

“The civil rights movement marked a period of socialupheaval in the U.S.”

“The island was created by an upheaval of the ocean floor.”(www.merriam-webster.com)