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Fever 1793
ELA,study stack
Term | Definition |
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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 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 | 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 |
prohibted | 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 person |
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 |