The Monkey's Paw Vocab

Front

Trifle

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A small amount

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Apathetically

Back

without emotion or enthusiasm

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Condole

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express sympathy or sorrow

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Compensation

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Payment received (e.g., money)

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Fate

Back

Power that determines events

Front

Grimace

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Facial expression of pain or disgust

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Peril

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serious and immediate danger

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Prosaic

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dull or ordinary

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Resignation

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Acceptance of the inescapable

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Frantic

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wild or distraught with fear, anxiety or other emotions