Fever Vocab

vicious

Cruel or violent

Odiferous

Admitting an odor

Canteen

a small water bottle, as used by soldiers

Skirmish

an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets

petticoat

a woman's light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress

flint

hard gray rock used to make fire

tinder

Dry flammable material

abide

accept or act in accordance

billow

large mass of something

orderly

Neatly

reek

smell strongly and unpleasantly

melodious

Having a pleasant tune.

stammer

speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.

jaundice

a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes

lancet

a small, broad two-edged surgical knife or blade with a sharp point

mutton

the flesh of sheep, especially mature sheep, used as food

kin

one's family and relations

snippet

a small piece or brief extract

nitwit

a silly or foolish person

Brandish

wave something, (especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

Exorbitant

amount charged unreasonably high

hoisted

raise something by means of ropes and pulleys

Invalid

a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury

Relent

Salvage

Shroud

tethered

trifling

venturing

varmint

commotion

recuperate

threshold