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