You would use a thesaurus.
in a almanac!
A synonym for waterspout would be tornado.
it is a synonym for imminent, fated, inescapable so yes usually though you would ask something like "is inevitable a synonym for ________?"
You could research "walk" in a thesaurus and then use past tense to create synonyms for "walked." You may actually find "walked" in a thesaurus.
Catastrophe, visitation, cataclysm. any synonym of Disaster would do.
Wiki Answers, a dictionary, or a thesaurus. (thess OH russ)
Roget's Thesaurus Roget's Thesaurus
it means is mad or happy
Thesaurus
ENCYCLOPEDIA
A telephone book.
almanac
almanac
A modicum of tact would be appreciated. A synonym of tact would be poise.
To reference a reference within a reference, you would cite the original source you used, followed by "cited in" and then the secondary source where you found the information. Make sure to acknowledge both sources in your references list to maintain academic integrity.
A history textbook.
in a almanac!