Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 Lesson 17

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

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