| 1 )
range |
mountain chain
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| 2 )
plateau |
area of high flat land
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| 3 )
sustainable |
able to maintain or keep going
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| 4 )
thrive |
to prosper, flourish
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| 5 )
abutting |
alongside
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| 6 )
archipelago |
group of islands
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| 7 )
descent |
the origin or background of a person in terms of family
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| 8 )
parentage |
the identity and origin of one’s parents
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| 9 )
unique |
special, one of a kind
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| 10 )
edible |
fit to be eaten
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| 11 )
windward |
facing the wind
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| 12 )
leeward |
on or toward the side sheltered from the wind
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| 13 )
marsh |
area of low-lying land that is always full of water
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| 14 )
runoff |
water or other material that drains freely off the surface
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| 15 )
endangered |
seriously at risk of no longer being in existence
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| 16 )
literally |
exactly, as it is
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| 17 )
figuratively |
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorically
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