Yellow Fever 1793 Vocab

Question 1

Definition of pestle-

Accepted Answer

a heavy tool with a rounded end

Question 2

Definition of refugees-

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a person who has been forced to leave their country

Question 3

Definition of vowed-

Accepted Answer

solemnly promise to do a specified thing

Question 4

Definition of disreputable-

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not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

Question 5

Definition of swooned-

Accepted Answer

faint from extreme emotion

Question 6

Definition of victuals-

Accepted Answer

food or provisions

Question 7

Definition of stench-

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a strong and very unpleasant smell

Question 8

Definition of Quakers-

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a member of the Religious Society

Question 9

Definition of expire-

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cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time

Question 10

Definition of tedious-

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too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

Question 11

Definition of clenched-

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closed into a tight ball

Question 12

Definition of yarn-

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spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing

Question 13

Definition of ember-

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a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a fire

Question 14

Definition of wretched-

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a person in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

Question 15

Definition of robust-

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strong and healthy

Question 16

Definition of apothecary-

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a person who prepared and sold medicines

Question 17

Definition of abhorred-

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regard with disgust and hatred

Question 18

Definition of noxious-

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harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

Question 19

Definition for rouse-

Accepted Answer

bring out of sleep; awaken

Question 20

Definition of solitary-

Accepted Answer

done or existing alone

Questions 20