The Monkey's Paw
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lukashewskib on March 30, 2012
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amiably | in an agreeable and friendly manner |
| apathy | lack of feeling or caring |
| avaricious | greedy for wealth |
| bibulous | fond of drinking |
| compensation | payment made to an injured employee or his or her family |
| doggedly | stubbornly |
| enthralled | spellbound |
| fakir | an Indian holy man, often supposed to have magic powers |
| hospitable | welcoming and cordial |
| liability | responsibility or obligation |
| oppressive | overwhelmingly depressing |
| presumptuous | overstepping the bounds of courtesy or knowledge |
| prosaic | everyday or ordinary |
| reverberated | echoed repeatedly |
| simian | resembling monkeys or apes |
| talisman | a charm expected to bring good luck |
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