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The Monkey's Paw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room | parlour |
| to listen attentively; hear | hark |
| having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable | amiably |
| having or characterized by desire; desiring | desirous |
| wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter | bog |
| a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence | torrent |
| large in bodily size; stout; sturdy | burly |
| red or reddish; ruddy | rubicund |
| the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance; appearance | visage |
| an offer or proposal | proffered |
| a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker | fakir |
| accustomed; used | wont |
| browbeaten, bullied or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc. | henpecked |
| having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious | maligned |
| a small covering, usually ornamental, placed on the backs and arms of upholstered furniture to prevent wear or soiling; a tidy | antimacassar |
| willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility | credulity |
| of or pertaining to an ape or monkey | simian |
| characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous | avaricious |
| a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms | fusillade |