Answer:
Fastidious
Explanation:
Words from the same language that have the same or similar meanings are called synonyms. In this case, we are looking for synonyms of the words dainty/squeamish.
The word <em>dainty</em> means of<em> delicate taste, easily disgusted.</em>
If someone is squeamish, they are easily upset, shocked, or disgusted by things they find unpleasant or don't approve of.
The word with the similar meaning is<em> </em><em>fastidious</em><em>,</em> meaning <em>paying attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect</em>, or <em>having high standards, difficult to please</em>. In dictionaries, it is often listed as a synonym of <em>dainty.</em>
The rest of the words don't have similar meanings.
A vixen is a female fox.
If something is cryptic, it is mysterious.
<em>Mortified</em> means extremely<em> embarrassed.</em>
Answer:
The author feels at ease at the beginning of the paragraph because it said he was at ease at the beginning. Further into the passage the author feels he started to feel disoriented because in the paragraph it says "I felt myself getting pale and wished them gone. My head ached and I fancied a ringing in the ear:but it continued and became more distinct."
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