Meanings:
Boasting — talking good about oneself.
Haunted – visited by ghosts.
Apprehension —fear that something bad is going to happen.
Eccentricities — strange behaviour
Peered — looked closely.
Speechless — could not talk.
Scornfully —something done without respect.
Deceptive — not correct.
Stealthily — carefully
Illusion – image
Mesmerized — captivated
Elated – felt happy.
Crouched — sat curled up.