| A | B |
|---|
| afflict | to cause pain/suffering |
| affliction | condition of pain/suffering |
| barren | not fruitful, not reproducing |
| consist | to be made up of, contain |
| drought | a long period without rain |
| erode | to wear away bit by bit |
| erosion | the process of eroding |
| expand | to make or become larger, to give further details |
| expansion | result of enlarging |
| famine | a widespread, long shortage of food causing starvation |
| fertile | able to produce crops, offspring, ideas |
| oasis | place with water in a dry area |
| pasture | field of grass, to put animals out to eat |
| primitive | ancient, simple or crude |
| refuge | shelter, place of safety |
| refugee | person forced to leave home |
| revert | to go back to another time/condition |
| teem | to occur in large numbers |
| wither | to dry out or lose freshness |
