| A | B |
|---|
| accelerate | (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly |
| bystander | (n.) one who looks on or observes; a person present but not taking part; observer; spectator; onlooker |
| canvass | (v.) to go through an area in order to get votes, sales, or opinions; poll; survey; solicit |
| casual | (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal; offhand |
| gruesome | (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly; gory; hideous; grisly |
| entice | (v.) to attract; tempt; lure |
| erode | (v.) to wear away gradually; eat away; corrode |
| flounder | (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way; wallow; struggle |
| graphic | (adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts; lively; colorful; descriptive |
| downtrodden | (adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly; oppressed; mistreated |
