| A | B |
|---|
| cowered | to crouch or huddle up, as from fear or cold; shrink; cringe |
| bruin | a bear |
| bum | sickly; lame |
| clambered | to climb clumsily, especially by using hands and feet |
| insatiable | that which cannot be satisfied |
| utterance | a sound made by someone; speech |
| reclusive | living in a secluded, solitary life |
| lumber | to move heavily and noisily |
| proselytizer | a person seeking to convert other to his or her religion |
| allocated | given out in portions according to plan |
| makeshift | used as a temporary substitute |
| typhus | an infectious disease which causes a rash and fever and is spread by fleas, lice, etc. |
| install | to secure in the correct position to be used. |
| armament | weapons |
| enduring | lasting |
| muskets | guns with long barrels used in the seventeenth century |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C |
| scourged | punished; made to suffer |
| vehemently | forcefully; with intensity |
| mastiff | a large, very strong breed of dog used for hunting in the seventeenth century |
| adapt | to change to match something new |
| alliance | close connection or relationship |
| aroma | pleasant smell or fragrance |
| contemporaries | people born in the same time period |
| dilapidated | broken down |
| eccentric | odd or different |
| improvise | to make up without planning or rehearsing |
| jeopardizing | to put in danger |
| menagerie | a place for animals; collection |
| recuperate | to get better after having been sick or injured |
| immune | unable to contract a disease |
| pustules | small swellings on the skin filled with pus |
| pounds | a basic monetary unit of England |
| flux | a flowing; a continual change |
| distraction | a state of mental agitation and disturbance |
| affliction | a cause of pain or suffering |
| inoculation | to inject a serum, vaccine, etc. into, esp. in order to create immunity |
| dysentery | a disease which causes abdominal pain and diarrhea |
| virus | a disease caused by a tiny living particle that reproduces inside cells |
| apprenticed | to place or be accepted to be an apprentice, a person being taught a craft or trade |
| epidemic | an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly among many people in a given area |
| intervening | coming between |
