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Children of the Dust Bowl Vocabulary

AB
unprofitablebringing in no profit, not making money
furrowa long narrow groove in the ground made by a plow or other tool
lushcovered in thick, plentiful plant growth
orcharda piece of land on which fruit trees are grown
handbilla printed sheet or pamphlet distributed by hand
sanitaryfree from germs
epidemican outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly
povertybeing poor, unable to provide basic material needs
squalorthe condition of being dirty and wretched
squattera person who settles on land without legal claim
hostileshowing ill will
makeshifta temporary substitute
ruralrelating to the country
shiftlesslazy
partialityshowing favoritism
masonrybrickwork and stonework
discardedthrew away

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