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“The Monkey’s Paw”

Written by W. W. Jacobs. “The Monkey’s Paw”. Placidly (adverb). Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters. Amiably (adverb). Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition. Condoled (verb).

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“The Monkey’s Paw”

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  1. Written by W. W. Jacobs “The Monkey’s Paw”

  2. Placidly (adverb) • Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters

  3. Amiably (adverb) • Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition

  4. Condoled (verb) • To express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usually fol. by with): to condole with a friend whose father has died

  5. Fakir • A Muslim or Hindu religious person or monk commonly considered a wonder-worker

  6. Presumptuous (adjective) • Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward

  7. Doggedly (adverb) • Persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:"I won't let you share my dessert! I won't! I won't!" the toddler said doggedly.

  8. Enthralled (verb) • To captivate or charm: The performer's grace and skill enthralled her audience.

  9. Maligned (verb) • To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man

  10. Dubiously (adverb) • Of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction

  11. Marred (verb) • To damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.

  12. Prosaic (adjective) • Commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind

  13. Frivolous (adjective) • Of little weight or importance; having no sound basis

  14. Attribute (verb) • To regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually fol. by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.

  15. Coincidence (noun) • A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance: Our meeting in Venice was pure coincidence.

  16. Avaricious (adjective) • Characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

  17. Scurrying (verb) • To go or move quickly or in haste

  18. Apathy (noun) • Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement

  19. Scarcely (adverb) • Barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.

  20. Audible (adjective) • Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard

  21. Visage (noun) • Face or facial expression

  22. Averted (verb) • To turn away

  23. Interposed (verb) • To insert between parts

  24. Jarred (verb) • To vibrate or shake; to have a sudden and unpleasant effect on

  25. Subdued (adjective) • Quiet or controlled; lowered in intensity or strength

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