Week 5 Fast Vocab (Monkeys Paw)

Front

Habit of believing anything

Back

credulity

Front

Determine something not directly stated using reasoning and evidence from the text.

Back

infer

Front

Absence of interest or concern

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apathy

Front

Main problem in literature

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conflict

Front

Result or effect of an earlier event

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consequence

Front

Suggested but not directly stated

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Implied

Front

Pay or benefits for service or loss; repayment.

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Compensation

Front

Central idea or message of literature, often a general statement about life.

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theme

Front

Extremely different or new; introducing a large change.

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radical

Front

Overconfident, inappropriate for the situation

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Presumptuous