Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Ch 4-8 Vocab

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Contaminated

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Made dirty, polluted, or not usable.

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Plague

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A disease that spreads quickly and causes illness or death.

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Threadbare

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Worn out or shabby, especially due to excessive use.

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Remnants

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Parts that are left over, the remains.

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Drought

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A long period of time with no rain.

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Famine

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A severe shortage of food resulting in hunger.

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Meager

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Lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient.

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Parable

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A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

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Woeful

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Expressing or conveying a strong sense of misery or regret.

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Outwitted

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To have gained the advantage over someone by being more clever.