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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 |
| Billous | 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 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 |
| Date | Give a lot of 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 |