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Monkey's Paws Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Triumphant | Adj, Winning a battle or contest; victorious |
Sharply | Adv, 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 (fix a sandwich= to make a sandwich) |
Mummify | Verb, To preserve a body by embalming and wrapping it in cloth |
Solemnly | Adv, With deep sincerity; a true feeling of sadness |
Sensible | Adj, 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 |