| drone | continuous low humming sound |
| detest | hate |
| abhor | hate |
| dawdle | go slow; waste time in doing something |
| swoon | faint |
| apothecary | pharmacist |
| delectable | appetizing food |
| instill | teach |
| miasma | unhealthy vapors |
| stench | bad smell |
| noxious | harmful to health |
| imp | little devil |
| demure | being shy or modest |
| ninny | fool |
| horde | large group |
| quarantine | forced isolation |
| spinster | unmarried woman |
| dilemma | difficult problem |
| tedious | boring |
| dreg | least valuable part |
| gala | festive occasion; celebration |
| din | loud noise |
| dumb | unable to speak |
| pestilence | fatal epidemic disease |
| taut | pulled tight |
| lancet | surgical knife |
| valise | small suitcase |
| commotion | disturbance |
| lurch | move abruptly |
| recuperate | recover from sickness |
| withered | wrinkled by shrinkage |
| parched | thirsty |
| topsy-turvy | confused or disordered |
| scabbard | holster for sword |
| slovenly | untidy |