"the tell-tale heart" vocab

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

marked by keen or sharp ability of the senses; sensitive to impressions

Question 2

audacity

Answer 2

boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or respect for authority

Question 3

conceive

Answer 3

to conceive a plan or idea is to think of it and work out how it can be done

Question 4

derision

Answer 4

contempt; ridicule; mockery

Question 4

foresight

Answer 4

ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and take appropriate action

Question 5

profound

Answer 5

having great intellectual depth or understanding

Question 6

refrain

Answer 6

to refrain from doing something is to deliberately not do it

Question 7

sagacity

Answer 7

having the quality of being intelligent or making good decisions

Question 8

stifle

Answer 8

to suppress or hold back

Question 9

vehement

Answer 9

with great force, passion, or feeling; violent

Question 10

vex

Answer 10

to annoy; irritate; frustrate

Question 11

wane

Answer 11

to become gradually weaker or less