Monkey's Paw

Perils

Protecting your child from all the perils of the world is something that every parent wants to do.

• security

• adventure

• danger

• safe

placidly

Another film, "The Two Talking Cats" displays two cats lounging placidly atop a bed, nuzzled against one another.

• gently

• quietly

• violently

• harshly

presumptuous

The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation, so he was not elected.

• shy

• modest

• preppy

• overconfident

keenly

By looking at the raised hair on the cat's back, I can tell it's keenly aware of the dog in the corner.

• casually

• intensely

• angrily

• politely

talisman

The gambler would not play a single game unless his talisman was in his shirt pocket.

• charm

• jewels

• voodoo doll

• toy

prosaic

Because the biggest thing in my hometown is the grocery store, the city really is a prosaic little place.

• exciting

• ordinary

• creative

• popular

avaricious

He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.

• eager

• greedy

• cheap

• lazy

interposed

"I can't agree with you, Mr Heath," he interposed.

• avoided

• pointed

• interrupted

• watched

compensation

She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.

• payment

• handout

• penalty

• prize

apathetically

• He looked at me apathetically.

• interestingly

• unemotionally

• knowingly

• emotionally