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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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