Tuesday, April 20, 2010

you knowww. a lil bit of vocab. :):)

cholera - any of several diseases usually marked by severe vomiting.

brougham - a light closed carriage.

vicarage - a vicars home.

obsequious - obedient, ready.

salaams - respectful, deep bows.

scullery-maid - a maid who washes dishes, pots and pans.

tracts - religious leaflets.

treacle - molasses.

mabouts - drivers.

moithered - overworked.

planquins - small enclosed carriages.

tuppence - two pence (cents)

rheumatics - arthritis.

nesh - soft; sheltered.

missel thrush - bird that feeds on berries.

hindustani - a language of northern and central India.

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