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Fever 1793 Week 2
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 or 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 an quarrelsome |
Cajoling | Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
Odiferous | Having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one |
Destitute | Without 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 |
Salvage | To save from destruction, damage, or loss |
Assured | Confident |
Dote | Give a lot of love for attention |
Methodically | In an orderly and systematic manner |
Improvised | Created and preformed without preperation |
Famished | Extremely hungry |
Exorbitant | Unreasonably high |
Shroud | A length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial |
Relish | Great enjoyment |