| A | B |
| abolish | to outlaw, ban, repeal, stamp out |
| appeal | a plea, petition; charm, attraction |
| brittle | breakable, stiff, unbending, fragile |
| condemn | to disapprove, denounce, blame |
| descend | to drop, fall, plunge, climb down; to stem, derive |
| dictator | tyrant, master, despot, oppressor |
| expand | to spread, stretch, swell, enlarge |
| famine | hunger, starvation, scarcity, want |
| portable | movable, transportable |
| prey | a victim; to devour, to bully, victimize, cheat |
| thrifty | economical, frugal, tightfisted |
| visual | visible, pictured, shown, illustrated |
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