Vocabulary workshop level blue: The powerful earthquake that hit San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1987, did ___________ damage to the city,

Question

The word bank is: Barrier, considerable, jolt, reliable, calculate, deputy, loot, senseless, compose, industrious, rejoice, shrivel

Answer 1

Evaluate the words in your word bank. You're looking for something that's synonymous to "large," "great," etc.

Barrier: an obstruction

Considerable: notable in size

Jolt: an abrupt/rough shake

Reliable: consistently good

Calculate: to determine mathematically

Deputy: someone whose immediate superior is a senior figure and who can step in for that figure

Loot: stolen goods, typically from a war/riot

Senseless: pointless, foolish

Compose: to put together

Industrious: hard-working

Rejoice: to celebrate

Shrivel: to shrink/wilt

Based on the context, the word that's most applicable in this sentence is considerable.