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15 Cards in this Set
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afflict |
to bring or cause pain and suffering. |
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barren |
not fruitful, not reproducing.
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consist |
to be made up; to contain. |
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drought |
a long period without rain. |
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erode |
to wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water, or ice. |
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expand |
1. to make or become larger. 2. to give further details of. |
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famine |
a widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation. |
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fertile |
1. able to produce good crops. 2. able to produce offspring. 3. able to produce ideas; inventive. |
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oasis |
a place where there is water in an otherwise dry area. |
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pasture |
a field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. |
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primitive |
1. from earliest times; ancient. 2. simple or crude. |
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refuge |
1. shelter or protection from harm. 2. a place of safety. |
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revert |
to go back to an earlier condition, often one that is not as satisfactory. |
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teem |
to be filled; to occur in large numbers. |
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wither |
to become dried out; to lose freshness. |
