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19 Cards in this Set
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afflict
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v. to bring or cause pain and suffering
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afflication
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n. a condition of pain, suffering or trouble
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barren
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adj. not fruitful; not reproducing
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consist
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v. to be made up; to contain
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drought
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n. a long period without rain
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erode
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v. to wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water or ice
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erosion
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n. the process or state of eroding
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expand
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v. to make or become larger
v. to give further details of |
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expansion
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n. the act, process or result of enlarging
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famine
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n. a widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cuase starvation
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fertile
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adj. able to produce good crops
adj. able to produce offspring adj. able to produce ideas; inventive |
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oasis
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n. oases
n. plural: A place where there is water in an otherwise dry area. |
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pasture
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n. a field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow
v. to put animals out in a field to eat grass |
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primitive
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adj. from earliest times; ancient
adj. simple or crude |
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refuge
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n. shelter or protection from harm
n. a place of safety |
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refugee
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n. a person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger
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revert
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v. to go back to an earlier condition, often one that is not as satisfactory
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teem
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v. to be filled; to occur in large numbers
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wither
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v. to become dried out; to lose freshness
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