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vocab 1793
Term | Definition |
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droned | to make a continuous low humming sound |
abhorred | disgust and hatred |
quakes | 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 sub material |
glaziers | a person whose profession is filtering glass into windows and doors |
scullery maid | a female servant in a large house who did jobs such as washing dishes and preparing veggies |
fractious | irritable and quarrelsome |
cajoling | persuade to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
oditerous | 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 preformed 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 |
prohibited | forbid by law or rule |
obligation | a duty or commitment |
melancholy | sadness/depression of mind/spirt |
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 |
scallions | mischievous persons |
fatigue | extreme tiredness |
vigilant | watchful especially to avoid danger |
habedasher | someone who sells men 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 |