The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary from Dramatization

The money one owes on the house.

• rent

• compensation

• mortgage

• liability

A remarkable concurrence of events that are not related.

• concurrence

• coincidence

• ill-gotten

• fantasy

1. Two or more events happening at the same time 2. Agreement

• coincidence

• compensation

• bimonthly

• concurrence

Acquired by illegal or unfair means.

• ill-gotten

• purchase

• bought

• mangled

Money offered to make up for a loss.

• salary

• purchase

• compensation

• coincidence

Severely disfigured; torn up.

• mangled

• injury

• liability

• compensation

Responsibility, especially legal responsibility.

• compensation

• liability

• concurrence

• solemn

Sounding rough or harsh.

• pitch

• hoarse

• mangled

• wail

A high pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.

• shamefaced

• mock

• solemn

• wail

Formal and dignified.

• compensation

• shamefaced

• ill-gotten

• solemn