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