Proximity

The proximity of the hurricane frightens us cilvians as we watch it approach our neighborhood.

traceyricksfoster.com/2009/08/

Incessant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9mPzfrfNd8
The cat's incessant chatter makes me wonder how their owner falls sleep at night.

dearth

when you are in the desert make sure to bring a lot of water because there is definitely a dearth.

Appall

The amount of trash left on Mt. Everest every year is appalling. I can't believe people can travel some where and just leave their trash behind for someone else to pick up or let it leak into the environment & kill the people that live there.