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Fever 1793 Words
Fever 1793 - Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Droned | To make a continuous low humming sound |
Abhorred | Disgust and hated |
Quakers | People who belong to the Religious Society of Friends |
Victuals | Food |
Disreputable | Not considered to be respectable in a 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 professional 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 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 or attention |
Methodically | In an orderly and systematic manner |
Improvised | Extremely hungry |
Famished | Created and performed without preparation |
Exorbitant | Unreasonably high |
Shroud | A length of clothe in which a dead person is wrapped for brutial |
Relish | Great Enjoyment |