| A | B |
| serum | N. liquid that acts as an antidote to a poison. |
| malaria | N a disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito that causes chills and a fever. |
| intravenously | adv. How a medicine is injected directly into a vein |
| tourniquet | n a bandage twisted tightly to arrest blood |
| discern | v to detect visually or mentally |
| oppressive | adj overpowering |
| scalpel | N a small, thin-bladed knife used in surgery |
| sarcasm | n cutting ironic language |
| lore | n traditional knowledge or belief |
| condone | v to pardon or to forgive |
| bizarre | adj strikingly out of the ordinary |
| agility | N the qualitly or state of being swift or skillful, mentally or phsically |
| elude | v to avoid or escape |
| ardent | adj warmth of feeling; passionate |
| futile | adj useless; serving no useful purpose |
| detain | v to keep from leaving; to hold back |
| languor | n a lack of vigor or vitality; a weakness |
| adulation | n praise; flattery |
| beguile | v. to deceive or trick |
| woeful | adj full of grief; sad |