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The Monkey's Paw

Vocabulary Game

25 cards·by LandonBarrow
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Anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings ofactions
Talisman
Having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities.
Amiably
Having or characterized by desire.
Desirous
To put before a person for acceptance; offer.
Proffered
Steadfastly courageous and resolute.
Doughty
Unwarrantedly or impertinently bold.
Presumptuous
To speak harmful truths about; speak bad of; slander; defame.
Maligned
1.) Modest or Bashful, 2.) Showing shame.
Shamefacedly
To damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect.
Marred
Acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means.
Ill-gotten
To give evidence of; indicate.
Betokened
Characterized by lack of seriousness or sense.
Frivolous
A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.
Coincidence
To go or move quickly or in a haste.
Scurrying
Fond of or addicted to drink.
Bibulous
To mention or suggest for the first time.
Broach
Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
Apathy
Trembling or quivering with fear.
Shudderingly
Barely; hardly; not quite.
Scarcely
Capable of being heard; loud enought to be heard.
Audible
Uttered loudly.
Resounded
Evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
Appealingly
A general discharge or outpouring of anything.
Fusillade
To reecho or resound.
Reverberated
To captivate or charm.
Enthralled