Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

Serious and without any humor

• dubious

• solemn

• peril

• avert

great danger

• peril

• compenstate

• talisman

• formidable

to tell or promise something confidently; to remove doubt

• peril

• proffer

• aghast

• assure

filled with sudden shock, fight, or horror

• aghast

• avert

• compensate

• formidable

to turn away from something

• solemn

• peril

• assure

• avert

intimidating; causing fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult

• assure

• dubious

• formidable

• talisman

to offer something (usually by holding it out)

• proffer

• peril

• solemn

• avert

an object believed to bring good luck or to keep its owner safe from harm

• aghast

• talisman

• dubious

• proffer

to make up for, or pay money for, for something that has been lost or damaged

• peril

• formidable

• compensate

• dubious

doubtful or untrusting

• solemn

• avert

• compensate

• dubious