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19 Cards in this Set
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afflict
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To bring about or cause pain and suffering
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affliction
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A condition of pain, suffering, or trouble
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barren
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Not fruitful, not reproducing
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consist
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To be made up, to contain
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drought
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long period without rain
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erode
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To wear away bit by bit; To wear away by action of water, rain or ice
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erosion
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The process or state of eroding
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expand
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To make or become larger
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expansion
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The act, process, or result of enlarging
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famine
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a widespread and long lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation
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fertile
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1. Able to produce good crops
2. Able to produce ofspring 3. Able to produce ideas, inventive |
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oasis (plural is oases)
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A place where there is water in an otherwise dry area
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pasture
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A field of growing grass where animals can eat, a meadow
To put animals out in the field to eat grass |
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primitive
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1. From earlier times, ancient
2. Simple or crude |
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refuge
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1. Shelter or protection from harm
2. A place of safety |
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refugee
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A person forced to leave their home or country seeking protection from danger
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revert
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To go back on an earlier condition, often one that is not as satisfactory.
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teem
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To be filled; to occur in large numbers
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wither
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To become dried out; to lose freshness
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