| A | B |
| daze | state of confusion |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| grim | harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air |
| entrusting | charge or invest with a trust or responsibility |
| eerie | uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear |
| dissipated | Deplete; lessen |
| twinge | a mental or emotional pang |
| waging | to carry on |
| diagnosed | to determine identity of (disease, illness, etc.) by a medical exam |
| diminished | made smaller or less |
| remission | temporary or permanent decrease or of a disease |
| chemotherapy | the treatment of disease w/ chemicals that have a toxic effect |
| scoffed | To show or express scorn |
| boasting | to speak of with excessive pride. |
| slouched | An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait |
| descended | to move from a higher to a lower place |