| A | B |
| emaciated | so skinny that the skin just hangs |
| meager | lacking strength |
| crucible | a heat resistant container |
| apathy | lack of feeling or concern |
| expelled | kicked out |
| anguish | not well in the mind or body |
| pious | showing much respect for God |
| pestilential | a disease that spreads quickly and has really bad effects |
| unremittingly | not giving up |
| inscribed | written or engraved on something |
| epidemic | a widespread disease |
| reprieve | a delay in punishment |
| indadequate | not enough |
| afflicted | caused pain or suffering |
| feeble | lacking in strenght |