roused to anger

affected with madness or insanity

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

very foolish

American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)

hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic

an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic

a native or inhabitant of Madagascar

of or relating to Madagascar or its people

a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world

small lemur having its tail barred with black

the basic unit of money in Madagascar

twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions

climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums

large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere

a woman of refinement

a woman who runs a house of prostitution

title used for a married Frenchwoman

French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)

French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)

French romantic writer (1766-1817)

French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850)

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

make mad

marked by extreme anger

extremely annoying or displeasing

Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin

color a moderate to strong red

widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry

any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae

produced by a manufacturing process

(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order

successful or assured of success

built for a particular individual

(of clothing) custom-made

having been paved

a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands

an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands

a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine

a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal