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desert
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desert v. to intentionally abandon a person or thing.

See also: abandon, abscond, default, defect, depart, disclaim, escape, evacuate, fail, flee, forswear, leave, merit, neglect, quit, relinquish, renege, renounce, reprisal, requital, retreat, retribution, revenge, secede, tergiversate, vacate, withdraw, worth
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Riyadh, October 11, SPA --The Ministry of Water and Electricity (MWE) represented by Awareness and Conservation Department will take part in the International Conference on Water Conservation in Arid Regions (ICWCAR 09) organized by Water Researches Center, an affiliate of King Abdulaziz University on October 11-14.
MWE participates in Water Conference by Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
In that arid region, home to more than 114 million people, the water table fell an average of 33 centimeters per year, the team reports online August 12 in Nature.
New data show quickening loss of groundwater beneath India: increased ... by Perkins, Sid / Science News
45 Salisbury Also known as 'yellow snake' and found in the arid regions of southern Africa, the Cape Cobra is moderately sized (it can grow up to six-feet long) and tends to vary in colour.
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