The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

​The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

By Fatimah Sarsour

Brave and valiant

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Doughty (adj)

spoken ill of

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maligned (adj)

Tendency to believe too readily

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credulity (n)

commonplace; ordinary

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prosaic (adj)

greedy for riches

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Avaricious (adj)

Secretly; stealthily

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furtively (adv)

an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
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Grimace (v)

Dry and shrunken

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Withered

failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate​

Presumptuous (adj)

in a determined and persistent way; stubborn

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Doggedly (adv)

Serious and immediate danger

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Peril (n)

An object believed to possess magical properties

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talisman (n)

Something, typically money, given to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering

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Compensation (n)