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Book 5 · Pre-middle school
Chapter 17 · List 17 · Desert harvest
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afflict (v)
To cause pain or suffering to.
consist (v)
To be made up of.
drought (n)
A long period of dry weather.
erode (v)
To wear away gradually.
expand (v)
To grow larger; to spread out.
famine (n)
A serious shortage of food.
fertile (adj)
Producing much; rich.
irrigate (v)
To bring water to land artificially.
nomadic (adj)
Moving from place to place.
oasis (n)
A green spot in a desert where water is found.
pasture (n)
Grassland for grazing animals.
primitive (adj)
Of an early stage; simple.
refugee (n)
A person who flees danger to seek safety elsewhere.
stark (adj)
Bare; harsh; complete.
teem (v)
To be full of.