languish
someone who lacks energy, grows weak or feeble
anecdotes
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
tolerance
a fair, objective attitude toward opinions, beliefs, and practices that differ from one's own.
wane
something that becomes smaller or less; it decreases in size, amount, length, or quality
diminutive
extremely or unusually small
squalid
very dirty and unpleasant
immigrant
someone who moves to a country to take up permanent residence
refugee
someone who flees to a new country to escape war, for political or religious reasons.
flail
swing or move their arms and legs in a wild, uncontrolled way
scraggly
not neat or even; it shows a rugged appearance
wince
to have a short-lived expression of embarrassment or pain
stammer
to speak with many pauses or repetitions because there is a speech problem or if there is someone who is nervous, frightened
shamble
walking in an awkward, unsteady way without lifting your feet very high off the ground
wispy
very thin and light
gawk
to stare in a rude way
miraculous
very wonderful or amazing like a miracle
inconsolable
someone who is extremely sad and cannot be comforted
dwindle
to become smaller
respite
a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant; or that is delayed.
console
lessen someone's sadness or disappointment
recoil
to quickly move away from something that is shocking, frightening, or disgusting
incoherent
to be unable to talk or express yourself in a way that can be easily understood.
chastise
you criticize someone harshly for doing something wrong.