The Banana Tree Vocabulary Quiz

Last year's flood was the worst ___ our family has ever faced.

It began with a noon rainstorm that was merely annoying, but by dusk a heavy downpour pounded ___ on the roof.

Occassional breaks in the intensity of the rain __ us with the thought that the storm was winding down.

Finally, we could not handle the ___ downpour any longer.

We tried to escape in our car, but washed out roads ___ our progress.

The ___ storm continued for hours before it began to lessen.