The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary Flashcards

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Doughty (adj)

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Brave and valiant

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Maligned (adj)

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Spoken ill of

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Credulity (n)

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Tendency to believe too readily

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Prosaic (adj)

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Ordinary

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Avaricious (adj)

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Greedy for riches

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Furtively (adv)

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Secretly

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Grimace (n)

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Frown; wince

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Withered (adj)

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Dry and shrunken

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Presumptuous (adj)

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Arrogant; overconfident

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Doggedly (adv)

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Determinedly