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"Monkey's Paw" vocabulary
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| placidly, adv. | peacefully |
| amiably, adv. | pleasantly |
| desirous, adj. | wanting |
| condoled, v. | to express sympathy |
| rubicund, adj. | reddish |
| proffered, v. | put before a person |
| doughty, adj. | courageous |
| fakir, n. | Muslim or Hindu wonder-worker |
| jarred, v. | nervewracking |
| presumptuous, adj. | impertinently bold |
| fancy, n. | a whim |
| doggedly, adv. | persistent |
| talisman, n. | object of powerful influence |
| enthralled, v. | to charm |
| maligned, v. | to slander |
| antimacassar, n. | covering for furniture |
| dubiously, adv. | doubtfully |
| shamefacedly, adv. | bashful; showing shame |
| credulity, n. | gullibility |
| marred, v. | damaged |
| ill-gotten, adj. | acquired by dishonest means |
| prosaic, adj. | unimaginative, dull |
| betokened, v. | indicated |
| frivolous, adj. | lack of seriousness |
| avaricious, adj. | greedy |
| scurrying, v. | to move quickly |
| bibulous, adj. | addicted to drink |
| broach, v. | to mention for the first time |
| resignation, n. | submission |
| apathy, n. | absence of emotion |
| fusillade, n. | a general outpouring |
| reverberated, v. | to reecho |
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