Find the synonym of the underlined word.
During the 1940s, a long period of drought turned the great Texas plains into a dust-bowl.
(a)violent winds
(b)dry weather
(c)rain and sleet
(d)flash floods
(e)earthquakes

Hint: The word ‘drought’ refers to ‘a period of time when an area or region experiences below-normal precipitation causing very low soil moisture’. This word is used as a noun. This is most frequently used as a geographical term.

Complete answer: A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example, ‘shut’ is a synonym of ‘close’, as they convey the same exact meaning as each other.
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