| A | B |
|---|
| irrigation | a way to provide water to plants |
| investor | one who invests money for profit |
| yield | the amount of crops per acre |
| refinery | factory where sugar is refined |
| lease | renting of land for a period of time |
| surplus | over and above what is needed |
| duty | a tax on imported goods |
| capital | investment money |
| immigrant | person from a foreign country who lives here permanently |
| cultivate | to promote the growth of crops |
| depression | a period of decline in business |
| ambition | a strong desire |
| tariff | tax on goods entering a country |
| scholar | a learned person |
| quarantine | a place apart: away from others. usually because of an infectious disease |
| isolate | to detach or separate as to be alone |
| reputation | worth or quality of a person as judged by others |
| ancient | belonging to the past |
| fumigate | to disinfect; to destroy disease germs |
| illiterate | unable to read or write |
