“The Tell-Tale Heart” REVIEW

Audacity – bold, daring, confident Vex – irritate, annoy, provoke, torment, trouble Vehemently – zealously, strongly emotional, intense

Hypocritical – pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles that one does not possess Derision – ridicule, mockery Awe – overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear that is produced by that which is grand

Acuteness – sharp or severe in effect (acute sorrow or pain) sharp penetrating in intellect, insight or 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 subjects or thought or knowledge, having deep insight pervasive or intense, thorough, complete (a profound silence)

Pulsation – the act of beating, throbbing Dissimulation – to conceal, feign, to be hypocritical Suavity – smooth, agreeable qualities courteous manners

Scantling – a timber of relatively slight width and thickness