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15 Cards in this Set
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afflict
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to bring or cause pain and suffering
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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 of; to contain
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drought
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a long period without rain
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erode
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to wear away bit by bit by action of wind, water or ice
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expand
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to make or become larger
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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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able to produce good crops or offspring or ideas.
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oasis
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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
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primitive
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from earliest times; ancient
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refuge
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shelter or protection from harm
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revert
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to go back to an earlier condition
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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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