Chapters 1-4
What is a word for a low, continuous umming or buzzing sound?
drone
What word fits the sentence: The ______ was annoying since it was never ending and loud?
din
What word means could I use to describe what happened to the dead flower?
withered
What means peaceful and calm?
placid
Who is King George?
Grandpa's parrot
What is a word for something that is harmful or poisonous?
noxious
What is another word for fancy clothes?
What word is synonymous with thief or robber?
highwayman
What is another word for a pleasant musical sound?
melodious
Who did they think were stopping the wagon that Grandpa and Mattie were taking to the country?
What word fits the sentence: She was hungry and weak and looked _________________?
peckish
When someone is quiet and shy, they are considered ________?
demure
What word makes sense in this sentence: Stop that talk, it is foolish and considered ________________?
bunkum
What word makes sense in the sentence: He _________ because he couldn't remember the words?
Who is the doctor made famous for blood letting as a way to heal Yellow Fever?
Dr. Bush
What is a word that is synomous with taking a stroll?
constitutional
What is another word for the Fever?
pestilence
What word means easily annoyed or difficult to control?
fractious
What words means to slow down and become less intense?
abates
What happened to Polly?
She died from the Fever.
What word completes the sentence: He _______ the take of broccoli and would rather starve than eat it?
abhor
What word means showing strong feelings or passion about something?
What is a word that means to persuade someone?
cajoling
What color is associated with jaundice?
yellow
What insect would have to be eliminated in order to eradicate the Fever?
a mosquito