Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Flashcard

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Peril

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A state of danger involving risk

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Word for expressing sympathy on death

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Condole

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Definition of "grimace"

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Contort the face to indicate a certain mental state

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Fate: Ultimate agency predetermining events

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Tendency to believe readily, Uncertain cognitive state, Lacking wit or imagination

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Tendency to believe readily

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Credulity

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Prosaic

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Lacking wit or imagination

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Compensation

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Making amends for service, loss, or injury

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Resignation

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Giving up a claim, office, or possession

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Definition of 'theme'

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Subject matter of a conversation

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Foreshadowing in a story

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Indicates events by signs