| A | B |
|---|
| scorching | extremely hot and dry |
| gushed | flooded out with sudden force |
| landscape | a scene or view |
| parched | very dry or thirsty |
| brimming | filled to the top and almost overflowing |
| scrawny | very thin or skinny |
| gnarled | something that has a rough, twisted look |
| progress | forward movement or improvement |
| gourd | a round fruit that is dried and used to make bowls and dippers |
| turbans | scarves would around the head and worn as hats |
| evaporates | when a liquid turns into a gas and enters the air. |
| precipitation | moisture that falls to Earth as snow, hail, or sleet |
| nomads | people who move often from place to place |
| Process Diagram | a drawing that shows how something is put together, how something works, or how something changes over time |
| Denotation | the exact meaning of a word |
| Connotation | synonyms of words that carry a positive or negative feeling |
| Compare | point out how things are alike |
| Contrast | point out how things are different |
