| A | B |
|---|
| incapacitated | deprived of natural power: disabled |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge: a trick |
| stalemate | a drawn contest: a deadlock |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve: difficult: strenuous |
| emanating | coming out from a source |
| poised | marked by easy composure of manner or bearing |
| sadistic | delighted by cruelty |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| peevishly | querulous in temperment or mood: fretful |
| emaciated | wasted away physically |
| intersperse | to insert at intervals among other things |
| attribute | an inherent characteristic |
| asphyxiation | the state of having a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness and often death |
| cadence | a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language |
| garish | tastelessly showy |
