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Fever1793
Term | Definition |
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Droned(2) | to make a continuous low huming sound |
Abhorred(3) | Disgust and hatred |
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 bag 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 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) | l rritable and quarrelsome |
Cajoling (74) | persuade (someone)to do somthing by sustained souxing 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(116) | cause to become smaller or less intense. |
Yellow fever(73) | a viral disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected mosquitoes. |
salvage(127) | to save from destruction,damage, or lass |
assured (131) | confident |
Dote(133) | give a lot of love or attention. |
methodically(152) | in an orderly and systematic manner |
improvised(91) | created and performed without preparation |
famished (107) | extremely hungry |
Exorbitant | unreasonably high |
shroud | a length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial |
relish | great enjoyment |
Quakers (8) | people who belong to the Religious society of Friends. |
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 where 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 being successful and thriving |
begrudge(242) | give reluctantly or resentfully |
endured(243) | suffer patiently |