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Week 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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valise | a small traveling bag or suitcase |
regimental | relating to a military regiment |
mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material(such as stone of brick) |
glaziers | a person whose profession is fitting glass into windows and doors |
scullery maid | a female servant in a large house who did jobs such as washing dishes and preparing vegetables |
fractious | Irritable and quarrelsome |
cajoling | persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
odiferous | having of giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one |
destitute | without the basic necessities of life |
abates | cause to become smaller or less intense |
yellow fever | a viral disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected mosquitoes |