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fever 1793
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valise | a small traveling bag or suitcase |
| Regimental | relating to an military regiment |
| Mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material such as stone or brick |
| Glaziers | a person whose profession is fitting glass into windows and doors |
| Scullery maid | an female servant in an large house who did jobs such as washing dishes and preparing vegetables |
| Fractious | irritable and quarrelsome |
| Cajoling | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
| Odiferous | having or giving off an smell especially an unpleasant or distnctive 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 |
| date | give an lot of love or attention |
| methodically | in an elderly and systematic manner |
| improvised | created and preformed without preparation |
| Famished | extremely hungry |
| exorbitant | unreasonable 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 spirit |
| putrid | decaying or rotting |
| ominous | menacing or threatening |
| fermenting | inciting or sitting up |
| fetid | smelling extremely unpleasant |
| scurrilous | insulting |
| cooperage | a business where wooden barrels are made |
| quil | pen made from feather of a large bird |
| rapscallions | Mischievous persons |
| Fatigue | Extreme tiredness |
| Vigilant | Watchful, especially to avoid danger |
| Haberdasher | Someone who sells men clothing |
| Gaunt | Extremely thin and bony |
| Feign | Pretend to be affected by |
| entourage | A group of people surroundings on important person |
| Bunkum | Nonsense |
| Prosperity | Condition of being successful and thriving |
| Begrudge | Give reluctantly or resentfully |
| Endured | Suffer patiently |