"The Monkey's Paw"

Consider the fakir’s statement that “fate ruled people’s lives, and those 

who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.”

Vocab:


1. condoling        v.     expressing sympathy
2. rubicund         adj.  a red or ruddy complexion

3. visage            n.     face

4. fakir              n.     a Hindu religious person--usually knows magic

5. presumptuous  adj.  acting on assumption

6. Arabian Nights n.     collection of Mid. Eastern folk tales

7. antimacassar   n.     a small cloth placed on the backs of chairs to help keep them clean

8. talisman         n.     an amulet or charm

9. simian            adj.  monkey-like

10. prosaic          adj. commonplace

11. credulity        n.    gullibility

12. bibulous        adj.  fond of drink

13. furtively        adv. secretively

14. fusillade        n.    a rapid outburst in quick succession

15. doughty         adj. brave