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Quake

/kwˈeɪk/
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(noun) A trembling or shaking.

At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake.
The quake damaged many old buildings.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ground began to ____ violently as the earthquake struck the coastal city without warning.

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