| 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 health |
| imp | little devil |
| demure | being shy or modest |
| ninny | fool |
| horde | large group |
| quarantine | forced isolation |
| spinster | unmarried woman |