Plagued
When someone feels continual trouble or distress
Sliver
A small piece of something cut off from a larger piece
Stipend
A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses
Mirth
Finding something amusing, especially as expressed in laughter
Glee
To have great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune
Devotion
To be loyal to something or someone
Flawed
Having a weakness in character
Construe
To understand something
Virulent
A severe strain of disease or abstract metaphor for disease that is highly contagious and dangerously infectious
Efficacious
Efficiently effective; very capable of producing success
Lethargic
Drowsy, listless, and fatigued; lacking energy to do even the basic tasks
Lucid
Clear-headed; capable of thinking logically and seeing things without confusion
The Black Death
A name given to the Dark Ages plague which killed at least a third of the entire population of Europe in medieval times
Cholera
A gastro-intestinal disease capable of killing in large numbers when medical treatment is not available
Vaunted
Receiving high praise; bragged about; publicized as worthy of hype
Malady
An illness or condition of bad health
Conjure
To bring into being from seemingly nothing, almost as if by magic or sorcery
Efface
To obliterate or cause to vanish from memory
Effluvia
Waste material that gives off an exceptionally foul odor
Epidemic
A widespread outbreak of a health emergency with the potential to harm or kill significant numbers
Sentry
Someone or something that stands guard to repel unwanted visitors or invaders
Solace
Much-needed sense of comfort during a time of extreme duress
Tranquil
A sense of calm and serenity; peaceful and at rest
Fatalist
Someone who subscribes to a philosophy that everybody’s fate is predetermined and cannot be changed by their actions or decisions
Heed
To pay attention or regard
Humanism
A doctrine of belief rejecting the superstition associated with religion and embracing scientific logic and rational thought
