| A | B |
| apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern |
| dysentery | infection of the intestine |
| grimace | an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain or wry amusement |
| humane | having or showing compassion or benevolence |
| interlude | an interviewing period of teme; a pause |
| interminable | endless |
| livid | furiously angry |
| nocturnal | done, occuring or active at night |
| pious | devoutely religous |
| prostrate | lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward |
| quarantine | a state, period or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or be exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed |
| rations | an amount of food supplied on a regular basis |
| reprieved | to cancel or postpone punishment |
| robust | strong and healthy; vigorous |
| wizened | shriveled or wrinkled with age |