having little or no rainfall; very dry

not the same; different or separate; unmistakable; definite

to feed on growing grass; to touch lightly in passing

full of feverish activity, haste or confusion

a large group or crowd, especially one on the move

having a large amount of water or moisture in the air

hard or impossible to believe

to live in or on

a piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water

of or relating to the country and the people who live there

a place of safety or shelter; protection offered by such a place

magnificence; brilliance of appearance; very impressive

filth; misery; dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect

an area of land; a region; the surface features of a region