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TermDefinition
Droned 2 To make a continuous low humming sound
Abhorred 3 Disgust and hatred
Quakers 8 People who belong to the Religious Society of Friends
Victuals 8 Food
Disreputable 11 Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance
Apothecary 12 A medical professional who creates and dispenses medicine,Pharmacist
Miasma 19 Unpleasant smell
Bilious 20 Affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting
Loitering 27 stand or wait around without apparent purpose
Impudence 31 Not showing respect to another person
Oppressively 35 Extreme and unpleasant
Valise 76 A small traveling bog or suitcase
Regimental 77 Relating to a military regiment
Mason 116 A skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
Glaziers 116 A person whose profession is fitting glass into windows and doors
Scullery maid 117 A female servant in a large house who did jobs such as washing dishes and preparing vegetables
Fractious 64 Irritable and quarrelsome
Cajoling 74 persuade (someone ) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
Odiferous 80 Having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant or distinctive one
Destitute 106 without the basic necessities of life
Abates cause to become smaller or less intense
Yellow 73 a viral disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected mosquitoes
Salvage 127 To save destruction, damage, or loss
Assured 131 confident
Dote 133 Give a lot of love or attention
Methodically In an orderly and systematic manner
Improvised 91 Created and performed without preparation
Famished 107 Extremely hungry
Exorbitant 158 Unreasonably high
Shroud 152 A length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial
Relish 163 Great Enjoyment
prohibited 190 forbid by law or rule
obligation 196 a duty or commitment
melancholy 200 sadness/depression of mind/spirit
putrid 204 decaying or rotting
ominous 204 menacing or threatening
fermenting 209 inciting or stirring up
fetid 210 smelling extremely unpleasant
scurrilous 194 insulting
cooperage 197 a business when wooden barrels are made
quill 209 pen made from a feather of a large bird
rapscallions 213 mischievous persons
fatigue 211 Extreme tiredness
vigilant 215 Watchful, especially to avoid danger
haberdasher 215 Someone who sells men's clothing
gaunt 219 Extremely thin and bony
feign 220 Pretend to be affected by
entourage 232 A group of people surrounding an important person
bunkum 236 nonsense
prosperity 240 Condition of begin successful and thriving
begrudge 242 Give reluctantly or resentfully
endured 243 Suffer patiently
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