Monkey Paw Vocabulary

What is the definition of “inescapable”?

• Tendency to believe readily

• • Impossible to avoid or evade

• Express one's sympathy

• Lacking wit or imagination

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does “condole” mean?

• To contort the face to indicate a mental state

• To give up a claim or possession

• To express sympathy on the occasion of someone’s death

• To make amends for a loss or injury

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means “a state of danger involving risk”?

• Grimace

• Fate

• Peril

• Resignation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means “tendency to believe readily”?

• Grimace

• Credulity

• Compensation

• Prosaic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does “resignation” mean?

• The act of giving up a claim, office, or possession

• So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• The ultimate agency predetermining events

• Contorting the face to indicate a mental state

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does “compensation” mean?

• • Making amends for service, loss, or injury

• Contorting the face to indicate a certain mental state

• Lack of imagination

• Expressing a desire or inclination

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the definition of “prosaic”?

• Influenced by charms or incantations

• Lacking wit or imagination

• Impossible to avoid

• Contorting the face to show emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is “fate”?

• Making amends for a loss

• • A state of danger involving risk

• The ultimate agency predetermining events

• Lack of interest causing weariness

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of “grimace”?

• Contorting the face to indicate a certain mental state

• An expression of desire or inclination

• Influenced by charms or incantations

• Giving up a claim or office

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the meaning of “enchanted”?

• Influenced as by charms or incantations

• Contorted the face to indicate emotion

• Gave up a claim or possession

• Lacking in interest or imagination

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4