"The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary

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Audacity

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shameless daring or boldness

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Cunningly

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in a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive

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Derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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Dissemble

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pretend

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Vex

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to annoy or disturb

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Sagacity

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sound judgement (good judgement); wisdom

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Supposition

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an uncertain belief; an assumption

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Hearken

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listen

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Gesticulations

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energetic gestures of the hands or arms

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Dissimulation

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a hiding of one's true feelings