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Things desert often describes ("desert ________")
- air
- landscape
- wilderness
- journey
- southwest
- places
- zone
- soils
- conditions
- land
- tract
- dwellers
- shrubland
- habitat
- fields
- algae
- shrub
- steppe
- waste
- streams
- habitats
- place
- route
- mountain
- city
- plain
- valley
- birds
- side
- folk
- circle
- willow
- lands
- plants
- sands
- islands
- climate
- trade
- tribes
- grass
- landscapes
- tracts
- soil
- plains
- lodging
- routes
- regions
- belt
- grassland
- ranges
- scrub
- sand
- islander
- road
- crossing
- encampment
- type
- wind
- traffic
- zones
- character
- sheep
- argument
- the
- environment
- vegetation
- ecosystems
- grasslands
- bases
- area
- plateau
- country
- march
- steppes
- wastes
- areas
- claims
- island
- bay
- travel
- dwelling
- environments
- terrain
- species
- shrubs
- dweller
- parsley
- region
- varnish
- storm
- warfare
How desert often is described ("________ desert")
- moral
- empty
- polar
- red
- peruvian
- terrible
- lifeless
- judaean
- wide
- high
- southwestern
- distant
- hot
- vast
- bare
- egyptian
- spiritual
- central
- western
- nubian
- cold
- harsh
- parched
- great
- dreary
- cultural
- inhospitable
- indian
- uninhabited
- flat
- barren
- frightful
- stony
- huge
- ill
- open
- syrian
- yellow
- african
- eastern
- libyan
- northern
- gray
- north
- waterless
- american
- just
- coastal
- thirsty
- sterile
- dry
- brown
- tropical
- arid
- sandy
- endless
- iraqi
- australian
- iranian
- true
- lonely
- remote
- wild
- pathless
- adjacent
- mexican
- semi
- immense
- trackless
- desolate
- rocky
- absolute
- silent
- bleak
- arabian
- boundless
- largest
- dark
- dusty
- southern
- judean
- mountainous
