The Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Amy had the audacity to question her mom in public.

• to smother

• daring or boldness

• laughter or ridicule

• to annoy

A person who if false or deceptive is -

• derision

• vex

• conceive

• hypocritical

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Dina had conceived a plan for her son's birthday.

• to think of an idea

• to smother

• to say or do with intense emotion

• laughter or ridicule

Vehemently means to -

• annoy

• smother

• be daring or bold

• say or do with intense emotion

Jeering laughter or ridicule is known as -

• conceive

• crevice

• derision

• audacity

A crevice is -

• to think of an idea

• a narrow crack

• to annoy

• to be daring or bold

What does the underlined word mean?

Mark was vexed by his little sister while he was doing homework.

• to smother

• to think of an idea

• to annoy

• to say or do with intense emotion

Stifle is to -

• annoy

• be daring and bold

• think of an idea

• smother

Which word is a synonym for vehemently?

• passionately

• silently

• politely

• composed

An antonym for audacity is -

• guts

• brave

• timid

• nerve