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Monkey's Paw Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| triumphant | (adjective) winning a battle or contest; victorious |
| sharply | (adverb) with a sudden reply; a dramatic change to attitude |
| amusement | (noun) experience of finding something funny or entertaining |
| annoyance | (noun) the feeling of being annoyed or irritated; bothered |
| fix | (verb) to make or create (to fix a sandwich is to make a sandwich) |
| mummify | (verb) to preserve a body by embalming and wrapping it in cloth |
| solemnly | (verb) with deep sincerity; a true feeling of sadness |
| sensible | (adjective) practical or functional; not frivolous or flashy |
| pounds | (noun) British money equivalent to the American dollar |
| flourish | (verb) to wave around dramatically to attract the attention of others. |
| liability | (noun) legal responsibility for damage or loss |
| mangled | (verb) severely mutilated, disfigured or damaged beyond recognition |
| mate | (noun) British slang for “checkmate,” the winning move in a chess game |
| remark | (noun) a spoken comment (sometimes rude or unpleasant) |
| shudder | (verb) to tremble or shake as a result of fear |