| A | B |
| accelerate | to speed up, quicken, hasten |
| casual | Not planned or expected ; informal (wearing jeans) |
| downtrodden | treated unfairly, and cruelly; oppressed. |
| erode | gradually wear away by weather (such as wind or rain |
| graphic | A graphic is a drawing, painting, or photograph. |
| gruesome | Horrible, unpleasant, disgusting. |
| persist | to refuse to stop doing something |
| puny | tiny; of less than normal strength or size |
| vital | necessary to life; critically important |
| canvas | to go over in detail; to go thruough an area to get votes |