All terms in this list:

chemotherapy: Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.

diminished: lessened, reduced.

squinting: Present participle of squint.

disguise: The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.

hoisted: Simple past tense and past participle of hoist.

perspiration: the action or process of perspiring

asserted: stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof