| A | B |
|---|
| afflict | To bring or cause pain and suffering. |
| barren | Not fruitful; not reproducing. |
| consist | To be made up; to contain |
| drought | A long period without rain. |
| erode | To wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water, or ice. |
| expand | To make or become larger. To give further details of. |
| famine | A widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation. |
| fertile | Able to produce good crops. Able to produce offspring. Able to produce ideas; inventive. |
| oasis | A place where there is water in an otherwise dry area. |
| pasture | A field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. To put animals out in a field to eat grass. |
| primitive | From earliest times; ancient. Simple or crude. |
| refuge | Shelter or protection from harm. A place of safety. |
| 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. |
