| A | B |
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| afflict | v. To bring or cause pain and suffering. n. A condition of pain, suffering, or trouble. |
| barren | adj. Not fruitful; not reproducing. |
| consist | v. To be made up; to contain. |
| drought | n. A long period without rain. |
| erode | v. To wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water, or ice. n. The process or state of eroding. |
| expand | v. 1. To make or become larger. 2. To give further details of. n. The act, process, or result of enlarging. |
| famine | n. A widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation. |
| fertile | adj. 1. Able to produce good crops. 2. Able to produce offspring. 3. Able to produce ideas; invnetive. |
| oasis | n. A place where there is water in an otherwise dry area. |
| pasture | n. A field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. v. To put animals out in a field to eat grass. |
| primitive | adj. 1. From the earliest times; ancient. 2. simple or crude. |
| refuge | n. 1. Shelter or protection from harm. 2. A place of safety. n. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger. |
| revert | v. to go back to an earlier condition, often one that is not as satisfactory. |
| teem | v. to be filled; To occur in large numbers. |
| wither | v. to become dried out; to lose freshness. |
