| A | B |
|---|
| thrifty | careful about spending money; tending to save |
| famine | a severe shortage of food over a large area |
| visual | having to do with sight or seeing |
| dictator | a ruler or leader who has total power |
| descend | to move to a lower place from a higher one |
| condemn | to criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, or evil; to judge as guilty and to punish |
| abolish | to do away completely with something; put as end to |
| appeal | a sincere or strong request for something that is needed; a quality or ability that attracts or interest people; to request review of a legal decision |
| expand | to open up, make or grow larger; to develop |
| brittle | easily broken, snapped, or cracked; not flexible |
| prey | an animal hunted as food by another; someone or something that is helpless against attack |
| portable | easily moved or carried |
