Vocabulary from 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Front

Gesticulations

Back

Energetic movements or gestures.

Front

Audacity

Back

Boldness or daring, often with a disrespectful quality.

Front

Suppositions

Back

Beliefs or assumptions.

Front

Acute

Back

Sharp or highly developed.

Front

Derision

Back

Jeering laughter or ridicule.

Front

Suavity

Back

Smoothness and politeness in manner.

Front

Trifles

Back

Things of little value or importance.

Front

Wary

Back

Cautious or careful.

Front

Vehemently

Back

In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner.

Front

Dread

Back

Great fear or apprehension.