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Monkey's Paws Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |