Vocabulary: The Tell-Tale Heart--English 1

Front

vexed (as used in the context of "The Tell-Tale Heart")

Back

Annoyed

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4.d

Front

Sagacity

Back

Wisdom

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Front

dismembered

Back

Cut into pieces

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Front

sufficient

Back

enough

Answer explanation

Sufficient means "enough"

There was a sufficient number of pencils for the class.

Front

The convict ______ denied committing the crime.

Back

vehemently

Front

What is a characteristic of people who take risks?

Back

Audacity

Front

Expressing an unpopular opinion often leads to ________ .

Back

derision

Front

Adam's charming _____

Back

suavity

Front

I wanted to shout out in fear, but he _____ my reaction.

Back

stifled

Front

The Tell-Tale Heart's unreliable narrator __________ the old man before stuffing him under the old wooden floorboards.

Back

dismembered