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fever 1793
Term | Definition |
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Droned | to make a continuous low humming sound |
Abhorred | Disgust and hatred |
Quakers | 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 skill worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone brick) |
Glaziers | A person whose profession is fitting glass into windows and doors |
Scullery maid | A female servant in a large house who did jobs 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 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 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 |
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 |
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 |