The New David Espinoza

tainted

having a moral defect; infected

lurching

moving unsteadily from side to side

squeamish

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

susceptible

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

verge

(n.) the point at which something begins or happens; a border; (v.) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else

quivers

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something

alternate world

both saved and unsaved dead live in another world and are able to relate to individuals both in that world and this.

etched

cut or impressed into a surface

testicular atrophy

decrease in testicle size

wincing

flinching away from pain

facade

a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation

metamorphosis

a transformation or dramatic change