"Monkey's Paw" Vocabulary

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condoled

damaged or spoiled

expressed sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief

captivated or charmed

2.

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frivolous

modest or bashful

very serious

lack of seriousness or sense

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enthralled

to captivate or charm

to put before a person for acceptance; offered

acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means

4.

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placidly

of doubtful quality; questionable

pleasantly calm or peaceful; serenely quiet

barely; hardly

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resounded

uttered softly

uttered with a monotone voice

uttered loudly

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audible

not capable of being heard

capable of being heard

to reecho or resound

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marred

at the sacrifice of

to give evidence of

to damage or spoil; impair

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shudderingly

evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, or sympathy

of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable

trembling or quivering with fear, cold, or dread

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scarcely

barely; hardly; not quite

showing shame

evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, or sympathy

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fusillade

a general discharge or outpouring of anything

willingness to believe or trust too readily

a striking occurence of two or more events at one time by mere chance

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avacarious

helful

greedy

needy

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reverberated

to damage or spoil to a certain extent

to insult

to reecho or resound

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dubiously

refusing to acknowledge a belonging

of doubtful quality; questionable

absence or suppression of emotion or excitement

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scurrying

to reecho or resound

to damage or spoil to a certain extent

to move quickly or in haste

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credulity

an accepting, unresisting attitude or state

willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence

a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance

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doggedly

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled

remarkable or powerful

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apathy

absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement

having extreme passion, emotion, or excitement

a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time by mere chance

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rubicund

to refuse to acknowledge

lack of seriousness

red or reddish

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broach

to mention or suggest for the first time

to captivate or charm

to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself

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amiably

persistent in effort

trembling or quivering with fear, dread, or cold

having or showing pleasant, good-natured qualities

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prosaic

commonplace or dull

uttered loudly

steadfastly courageous and resolute

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presumptuous

having or showing pleasant, good-natured qualities

to express sympathy with a person who is suffering

bold

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coincidence

anything that is ironic

a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance

willingness to believe or trust too readily

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proffered

of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable

to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feeling, or thoughts

to put before a person for acceptance; offer

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shamefacedly

an accepting attitude

modest, bashful, or shameful

characterized by greediness