The Plague

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quack = a fraudster

fragrant = smelly
pomander = an object containing dried herbs, spices, flowers, etc., used to make a room, drawer, or cupboard smell pleasant
foul air = dirty or polluted air in closed spaces
unscrupulous = behaving dishonestly or unfairly in order to get what you want
bogus cures = fake medicines

black rats were to blame = black rats were the reason
they bred = they lived an produced themselves
disease faded = disease became less aggressive
this burned down many infected buildings in its wake and brought this major plague outbreak to a halt = infected buildings were burned completely and plague stopped

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pneumonic [njuːˈmɒnɪk]
EFL subset that concentrates more on language in context than on grammar and language structures. It covers topics from accounting or computer science to tourism and business management. "Specific" means the studying through a field that is already known and relevant to a student.