#7 Languish - Verb
1)Lose vigour,health,or flesh through grief
2)Become feeble
Etc:
The Prisoner has to be languishing for years in the dungeon.
John has languished in a dentition centre for the past 6 yrs.

#8 Avert - Verb
1)Prevent the occurrence of;prevent from happening "avert a strike"
2)Turn away or aside