The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

avaricious

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

bog

wetland, marsh

compensation

something given to make up for something else

condole

to feel sorry for

credulity

gullibility; not believable

doughty

courageous

fate

(noun) the universal force that determines what events happen in a person's life

frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance

grimace

a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain

peril

grave risk; hazard

prosaic

drab; mundane; ordinary

resignation

an act of retiring or giving up a position

talisman

(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish

survey

to look over; examine