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Fever 1793
ELA,study stack
| 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 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 |