Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary Quiz

vex means:

• deny

• annoy

• change

• criticize

• deceive

vehemently means:

• intensely

• effectively

• vaguely

• haphazardly

a crevice is a

• crop

• cross

• crack

• crush

• crib

profound means

• nervous

• thoughtful

• lively

• daring

• honest

Which of these is a crevice?

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A willingness to take bold risks

• dissimulation

• derision

• audacity

• mournful

The speaker said his sense of hearing was _______________________

• stifled
• acute
• audacity
• refrained

His knowledge of the subject was __________-.

• unperceived
• profound
• mockery
• acute

Wisely, Sarah __________________ from arguing with her mother.

• vex
• foresight
• derision
• refrained

The defendant _________________ denied having committed the crime.

• vex
• vehemently
• stifled
• raved