sweepings
bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor
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oxidize
to combine with oxygen, or to cause a substance to do this
barnyard
the area next to a barn where farm animals are kept
foxed
stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness
adaptability
the ability to change and adjust easily to new situations
sedge
a grasslike plant that grows in wet places and has triangular stems
trappings
the outward signs or objects that go with a particular role, status, or way of life
undercut
to sell something for less than a competitor
herder
a person who takes care of a herd of animals
mushy
soft and wet in a way that is not firm
scat
to run away quickly; to leave in a hurry
devastate
to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely
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habitable
good enough for people to live in
seep
to flow slowly through small holes or a porous material
belch
to let gas out of your stomach through your mouth with a noise
caribou
a large wild animal like a reindeer that lives in northern North America
wreak
to cause a lot of damage or harm
proverbial
used to describe something that is well known or typical, often in a fixed phrase
longhorn
a type of cattle with long horns, originally from Texas
chlorophyll
the green substance in plants that helps them use sunlight to make food
subsistence
the state of having only enough money or food to live on
cautiously
in a careful way, especially to avoid danger or mistakes
decompose
to break down naturally into simpler substances
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else