A light scare!
What does it mean if you intensify something?
If you intensify something, you make it grow in strength. It becomes stronger.
What is a peril?
A peril is something that is dangerous.
What happens if you stifle something?
If you stifle something, you smother it.
What does it mean if you justify something?
If you justify something, you prove it is right or valid.
In "The Monkey's Paw," what did the White family receive as compensation?
They received 200 pounds. Compensation is something, such as money, that is received as payment.
What does the word, vehemently, mean? "I talked more quickly--more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased."
If you do something vehemently, you do it with intense emotion.
What does the word, parallel, mean in this sentence? "Stories that deal with parallel worlds, expect us to accept those worlds without question."
Parallel in this sentence means that there are two worlds that have similar or comparable parts.
What does it mean to condole with someone?
If you condole with someone, you express sympathy or sorrow.
If someone makes a grimace, what does their facial expression look like?
If someone grimaces, their facial expression shows pain or disgust.
What does, conceive, mean in this sentence? "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.
Conceive in this sentence means that he thought of an idea.
What does derision mean as it's used in the sentence? "But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision!"
Derision is when you laugh at or ridicule someone.
What does the word, resignation, mean?
Resignation is the acceptance of something that is inescapable.
What does the word, credulity, mean?
Credulity is a tendency to believe too readily.
What does vex mean? "And this I did for 7 long nights--every night just at midnight--but I found the eye always closed; and so it was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye."
Vex means to bother or annoy someone.
Describe someone who is hypocritical.
Someone who is hypocritical lies a lot, they are deceptive, or they say false things.