Tell Tale Heart Vocab

Sagacity: Peter has the sagacity to pass up on his friend's offer to drag race; he knew it was not worth the risk.

• having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, shrewd

• stop oneself from doing something

• a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings

• talk wildly or incoherently, as if one were delirious or insane

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd

My ______ sense of what the opposing team will do next makes me an asset to my team.

• vehemently

• foresight

• actue

• sagacity

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

Mockery: The politician accused the comedian of making a mockery of the news with his jokes.

• stop oneself from doing something

• teasing language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

• the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future

• make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

a house or building, together with its lands and outbuildings

Police made a thorough search of the _______ but could not find out how the burglar got inside.

• Acute

• Audacity

• Raved

• Premises

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

Raved: Monica had such bad experience at the new sushi restaurant that she raved about never going there again.

• talk wildly or incoherently as if one were delirious or insane.

• teasing language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

• rude or disrespectful behavior, impudence

• stop oneself from doing something

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

rude or disrespectful behavior, impudence

• vex

• audacity

• mockery

• premises

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner, with great feeling

• mockery

• foresight

• refrained

• vehemently

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

Vex

• in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling

• talk wildly or incoherently as if one were delirious or insane

• rude or disrespectful behavior, impudence

• make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling

• acute

• audacity

• vehemently

• vex

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future

• sagacity

• foresight

• audacity

• vex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.6