Wordly Wise, Book 5, Lesson 17

Michael Misha
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  1. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  2. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  3. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  4. consist
    have its essential character
  5. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  6. erode
    remove soil or rock
  7. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  8. expand
    extend in one or more directions
  9. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  10. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  11. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  12. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  13. pasture
    a field covered with grass and suitable for grazing
  14. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  15. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  16. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  17. revert
    go back to a previous state
  18. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
  19. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Created on Thu Feb 07 13:00:57 EST 2013

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