Tell-Tale Heart vocab

Question 1

sharp or keen (as in an acute sense if hearing)

Answer 1

acute

Question 2

presumption; insolence; impudence; bold courage; daring

Answer 2

audacity

Question 3

derision

Answer 3

contempt or ridicule

Question 4

a looking forward; the the power to see what will happen; thoughtful regard for the future

Answer 4

foresight

Question 5

a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule or derision; an impertinent imitation

Answer 5

mockery

Question 6

a piece of real estate; a house or building and its land

Answer 6

premises

Question 7

marked by intellectual depth; deeply or intensely felt

Answer 7

profound

Question 8

talk wildly with excessive enthusiasm

Answer 8

rave

Question 9

held back; kept from doing something

Answer 9

refrained

Question 10

keen perception or penetrating intelligence; sound judgement

Answer 10

sagacity

Question 11

to suppress or hold back; to check or stop

Answer 11

stifled

Question 12

not seen or understood

Answer 12

unprecieved

Question 13

acting with great force; violently or forcefully

Answer 13

vehemently

Question 14

to disturb or annoy; to terrify

Answer 14

vex

Question 15

to become less intense

Answer 15

waned