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Getting To Be In Need Of A Prompt Reaction To Drought

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• the process of extracting moisture

28%8Prompt a need for nourishment
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27%6To prompt a reaction
verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• derive by reason

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