Vocabulary

Vocabulary you should know! By: Sarah K.
Chapters 1-11

[Word- Definition] Blanchard- French balloonist Grippe- Old fashion term for influenza Victuals- Food Lather- Bubbles Miasmic- Unpleasant smell Ninny- Fool Scour- Clean/ brighten Vulgar- Unsophisticated Plague- Contagious disease Gumption- Shrewd or spirited initiative Pestilence- Fatal epidemic, disease

Chapters 11-15

Highwaymen- Holdup man on horseback, who robs travelers on a public road Parched- Extremely dry Billowed- Swell of water Orderlies- Neat and tidy Melodious- Tuneful

Chapters 15-20

Famished- Severe hunger Jaundiced- Yellow discoloration of the skin Kin Family- relationship Helter-Skelter- Bad taste/ crazy Pewter- A container

Chapters 20-25

Hattery- hat shop Apprentice- beginner Wharf- structure for docking or loading ships Wraith- a spector seen shortly before death

Chapter 25- End

Jostled- to bump, push, shove, or rub against Withered- to cause to shrivel or dry up Confines- limit or restrict Ferried- to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane. Fatigue- weariness from bodily or mental exertion Balderdash- senseless or stupid