Vocabulary of Chapter 4,5 of the book "Frozen In Time"

Chapter 4

dreaded (pg. 29) : to fear something that will or might happen
afflicted (pg. 30) : to cause pain or suffering to (someone or something)
delirious (pg. 30) : not able to think or speak clearly especially because of fever or other illness
decimating (pg. 31) : to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)
plummeting (pg. 34) : to fall suddenly straight down especially from a very high place
dubious (pg. 35) : unsure or uncertain : feeling doubt about something
exempt (pg. 36) : not required to do something that others are required to do
engorged (pg. 38) : to fill with with blood to the point of congestion
cauterize (pg. 38) : to burn (something, such as a wound) with heat or a chemical substance in order to destroy infected tissue
culprit (pg. 41) : a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong

Chapter 5

teeming (pg. 44) : give birth to / to become filled to overflowing : abound
deformity (pg. 46) : a condition in which part of the body does not have the normal or expected shape
provisions (pg. 48) : a supply of food and other things that are needed
frisky (pg. 48) : very playful or lively
dissuade (pg. 50) : to convince (someone) not to do something
intricacy (pg. 51) : something that is complex or detailed
bewildered (pg. 52) : to confuse (someone) very much
procuring (pg. 53) : to get (something) by some action or effort
perched (pg. 65) : to sit on or be on something high or on something from which it is easy to fall
contemplating (pg. 74) : to think deeply or carefully about (something)