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FEVER 1793
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Droned | To make a continuous low humming sound . |
| Abhorred | Disgust and hatred |
| Quakers | People who belong to the religious society of friends. |
| 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 profession fitting glass into windows and doors . |
| Scullery maid | A female servant in a large house who did Job,s such as washing dishes and preparing vegetables . |
| Fractions | Irritable and quarrelsome . |
| Cajoling | Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery . |
| Odoriferous | 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 intense 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 . |
| Victuals | Food . |
| Prohibited | Forbid by law or rule . |
| Obligation | A duty or commitment . |
| Melancholy | Sadness /depression of mind /spirit . |
| Ominous | Meaning or threatening . |
| Fermenting | Inc thing 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 persons . |
| 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 . |
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