All 6 Uses
pestilence
in
The 5th Wave
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- The Pestilence.†
p. 46.9
- That summer of the Pestilence was brutally hot, and the stench of rotting flesh hung in the air like an invisible, noxious fog.†
p. 48.3 *
- At the height of the Pestilence, when hundreds were dying every day, most of the bodies were hauled to the outskirts and burned.†
p. 50.9
- It still smelled faintly of the Pestilence (a little like soured milk), and the bleach hadn't removed all the bloodstains.†
p. 56.5
- Dad had heard about the camp a few weeks back, when Mom started showing early symptoms of the Pestilence.†
p. 57.5
- 3rd Wave: pestilence.†
p. 351.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(pestilence) widespread disease (usually severe); or any severely harmful or evil influence that is hard to get rid of
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)