Edgar Allan Poe - Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

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Vexed

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To be annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

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Audacity

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The willingness to take bold risks; rude or disrespectful behavior.

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Vehemently

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In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.

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Derision

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

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Hypocritical

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Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

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acute

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present or experianced

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conceived

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to form or devise an idea or plan

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stifled

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to form or devise a plan

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crevice

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a narrow opening

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stealthy

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done or made in a cautios manner