Find the synonym of the underlined word.
During the 1940's, a long period of drought turned the great Texas plains into a dust-bowl.

Violent winds

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Dry weather

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Rain and sleet

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Flash floods

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Earthquakes

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Solution

The correct option is B Dry weather
'Drought' means a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
"the cause of Europe's recent droughts was negligible rainfall"
In this context, drought means dry weather, which turned the great Texas plains into a dust-bowl. Hence, option B is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the correct information.

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