| A | B |
|---|
| to bring or cause pain and suffering | afflict |
| not fruitful, not reproducing | barren |
| made up of; to contain | consist |
| a long period without rain | drought |
| to wear away bit by bit-from wind, water, or ice | erode |
| become larger | expand |
| give further details of | expand |
| widespread /long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation | famine |
| able to produce good crops | fertile |
| able to produce offspring | fertile |
| able to produce ideas; inventive | fertile |
| place whre there is water in an otherwise dry area | oasis |
| field for growing grass where animals can eat; meadow | pasture |
| ancient times | primitive |
| simple or crude | primitive |
| shelter or protection from harm | refuge |
| a safe place | refuge |
| go back to an earlier condition, not satisfactory | revert |
| be filled;occur in large numbers | teem |
| dried out; to lose freshness | wither |
