Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
Define dosed
To treat with an application or agent
Define victuals.
Food or provisions for human beings
Define supped
To take in small mouthfuls
Define pestle
A tool for grinding or pounding substances in a mortar
Define miasma
A dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere
Define bilious
Suffering from, caused by, or attended by trouble with the bike or liver
Define liebchen
German for sweetheart
Define demure
Characterized by shyness and modesty, reserved
Define mangle
A machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen.
Define almshouse
A house endowed by private charity for the reception and support of the aged or infirm poor
Define pestilence
A contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating
Define dittany
A Cretan plant, Origanum dictamnus, of the mint family, having spikes of purple flowers and formerly believed to have medical qualities
Define jalap
A twining eastern Mexican vine having tuberous roots that are dried, powered, and used medically as a cathartic.
Define calomel
A white, tasteless powder, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide
Define cajoling
To persuade by flattery or promises
Define brambles
A prickly shrub or bush
Define slovenly
Untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
Define destitute
Lacking food, clothing, and shelter
Define impudence
The quality of being offensively bold
Define potter’s field
A place for the burial of unknown or indigent persons
Define wraith
Something shadowy and insubstantial
Define apothecary
One the prepares and sells drugs and other medicines
Define stays and shifts
A. A strait, loose-fitted dress worn with or without a belt
B. A women’s chemise or Ali
