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Shae 7-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plague | an epidemic disease that causes high mortality |
| Bubo | an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland |
| Bubonic Plague | a serious, sometimes fatal, infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the formation of buboes, esp. in the groin and armpits. (black Death) |
| penitence | regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning |
| Epidemic | affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. |
| Anti-Semitism | Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism |
| Caffa | Ancient port city on the black sea |
| Pestilence | a deadly or virulent epidemic disease |
| Flagellant | a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline |