“the tell-tale heart”

“THE TELL-TALE HEART”

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Audacity – bold, daring, confident

Vex – irritate, annoy, provoke, torment, trouble

Vehemently – zealously, strongly emotional, intense

Hypocritical – pretense of having

virtues, beliefs, principlesthat one does not possess

Derision – ridicule, mockery

Awe – overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fearthat is produced by that

whichis grand

Acuteness – sharp or severe in effect (acute

sorrow or pain)sharp penetrating in

intellect, insightor perception (an acute

observer)

Sagacity – acuteness of mental judgment and

discernment

Hearken – to listen to

Gesticulation – an animated or excited gesture

Profound – penetrating deeply into subjectsor thought or knowledge, having deepinsightpervasive or intense, thorough, complete (a profound silence)

Pulsation – the act of beating, throbbing

Dissimulation – to conceal, feign, to behypocritical

Suavity – smooth, agreeable qualitiescourteous manners

Scantling – a timber of relatively slightwidth and thickness