"The Monkey's Paw"

Coach Seevers (United States of America)
For ADV COMM
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  1. placidly
    in a quiet and tranquil manner
  2. amiably
    in a friendly manner
  3. desirous
    having or expressing an inclination to want something
  4. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  5. rubicund
    having a healthy reddish color
  6. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  7. fakir
    a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk regarded as a holy man
  8. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  9. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
  10. doggedly
    with obstinate determination
  11. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  12. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
  13. malign
    evil or harmful in nature or influence
  14. antimacassar
    a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils
  15. dubiously
    in a doubtful manner
  16. shamefacedly
    in a shamefaced manner
  17. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  18. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  19. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  20. betoken
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  21. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  22. attribute
    a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  23. coincidence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
  24. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  25. disown
    cast off
  26. scurrying
    moving with great haste
  27. bibulous
    given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
  28. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  29. apparel
    clothing in general
  30. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  31. resignation
    the act of giving up, as a claim or office or possession
  32. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  33. shudderingly
    with a shudder
  34. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  35. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  36. resound
    emit a noise
  37. appealingly
    in an appealing manner
  38. scarcely
    only a very short time before
Created on Mon Nov 04 11:46:16 EST 2013 (updated Fri Nov 15 09:33:34 EST 2013)

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