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dune
dessert
cacti
nomad
arid
vegetation
habitable
uninhabitable
oasis
mirage
dehydration
drought
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A long period of time with no rain.
drought
To lose/remove water and dry out.
dehydration
A trick of the eyes when it looks like something but really is not there.
mirage
An area of the desert where plants and trees can grow and there is water.
oasis
Uncomfortable and cannot be lived in.
uninhabitable
Comfortable and able to be lived in.
habitable
Another word for plants and grass.
vegetation
A very dry area that has little rain.
arid
A person or animal that has no home and moves from place to place.
nomad
The plural form of a plant that grows in the desert (singular: cactus).
cacti
Sweet food you eat, usually after a meal.
dessert
A hill of sand.
dune
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