Hospital Sketches Glossary

Hospital Sketches Glossary

Sundry

An adjective that means that there are various kinds of something.

Furlough

A temporary release of a person from a job or army service.

Commission

Set of instruction that is given for a job.

Rations

A fixed amount of food that everyone gets.

Prophesying

To predict that something will happen in the future.

Bonfire

A large open fire used during a celebration or as a smoke signal.

Perilous

Characterized as being full of danger.

Irascible

Characterized as being easily angered.

Quietus

Another word for death.

Rotund

Plump or somewhat fat.

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