wordly wise book 5 lesson 17

A wide spread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation

• expand

• erode

• famine

• fertile

To be filled; to occur in large number

• wither

• teem

• afflict

• drought

A long period without rain

• afflict

• consist

• drought

• refuge

To bring or cause pain and suffering

• afflict

• erode

• primitive

• revert

Not fruitful; not reproducing

• barren

• pasture

• oasis

• drought

To be made up; to contain

• erode

• famine

• consist

• fertile

To wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water, or ice

• expand

• refuge

• erode

• oasis

v. 1. To make or become larger

2. To give further details of

• barren

• oasis

• expand

• fertile

adj. 1. Able to produce good crops

2. Able to produce offspring

3. Able to produce ideas; inventive

• refuge

• fertile

• barren

• revert

A place where there is water in an otherwise dry area

• oasis

• revert

• wither

• teem