| A | B |
|---|
| apocalyptic | suggesting disaster or destruction to the world as we know it |
| epilepsy | a medical condition involving seizures |
| protagonist | the main character of a story |
| Icarus | a mythical character who flew too close to the sun |
| seizure | an involuntary spasm of the brain and muscles |
| abode | old fashioned word for hom |
| retain | to keep in or hold on to |
| to mull over | tothink about |
| remedy | a medicine |
| taunting | teasing |
| edible | something that is safe to eat |
| intervene | to prevent or get in the way of |
| mission | something one has to do |
| Don Quixote | a literary character - an old man who goes on a journey for love |
| innumerable | too many to count |
| radiation | used in cancer treatment but deadly after effect of a nuclear bomb |
| frayed | coming apart at the edges |
| refugee | someone who has to flee to a safer place because of war or persecution |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, etc.) |
| patronize | to talk down to, to belittle |
