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Fever 1793
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Droned | to make a continuous low humming sound |
| Abhorred | disgust and hatred |
| Quakers | people who belong to the religious society of friends |
| Victuals | food |
| Disreputable | not considered to be respectable in character or appearance |
| Apothecary | a medical professional who creates and dispenses medicine pharmacist |
| Miasma | unpleasant smell |
| Bilious | affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting |
| Loitering | stand or wait around without apparent purpose |
| Impudence | not showing respect to another person |
| Oppressively | extreme and unpleasant |
| 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 and 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 the basic necessities of life |
| Abates | cause to become smaller orles 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 or attention |
| Methodically | in an orderly and systematic manner |
| Improvised | created and performed without preparation |
| Famished | extremely hungry |
| Exorbitant | unreasonably high |
| Shroud | a length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial |
| Relish | great enjoyment |
| Prohibited | forbid by law or rule |
| Obligation | a duty or commitment |
| Melancholy | sadness/depression of mind/spirit |
| Putrid | decaying or rotting |
| Ominous | menacing or threatening |
| Fermenting | inciting or stirring up |
| Fetid | smelling extremely unpleasant |
| Scurrilous | insulting |
| Cooperage | a business where wooden barrels are made |
| Quill | pen made from a feather of a large bird |
| Rapscallions | mischievous persons |
| Fatigue | extreme tiredness |
| Vigilant | watchful, especially to avoid danger |
| Haberdasher | someone who sells men's clothing |
| Gaunt | extremely thin and bony |
| Feign | pretend to be affected by |
| Entourage | a group of people surrounding an important person |
| Bunkum | nonsense |
| Prosperity | condition of being successful and thriving |
| Begrudge | give reluctantly or resentfully |
| Endured | suffer patiently |