The Tell Tale Heart Vocab Quiz

contempt; ridicule

• derision

• sagacity

• acute

smoothness; politeness

• wary

• suavity

• sagacity

After killing the old man, I had been too __________to leave any stain or blood spot whatsoever.

• derision

• vexed

• wary

energetic gestures

• audacity

• vexed

• gesticulations

disturbed; annoyed

• vexed

• vehemently

• wary

cautious

• vexed

• acute

• wary

It was not the old man who _______________me, but his Evil Eye. 

• acuted

• refrained

• vexed

sharp; sensitive; severe

• acute

• audacity

• derision

held back

• refrained

• suavity

• vehemently

boldness

• derision

• audacity

• sagacity