"The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary

What does conceive mean?

• To build or construct physically
• To destroy or eliminate
• To form or devise a plan or idea in the mind.
• To forget or ignore

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does vex mean?

• To please, satisfy, or delight someone.
• To confuse, bewilder, or puzzle someone.
• To assist, aid, or support someone.
• To annoy, irritate, or provoke someone.

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does stifle mean?

• To enhance or improve
• To suppress or restrain
• To expand or grow
• To clarify or explain

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does vehement mean?

• Loud and obnoxious
• Indifferent and apathetic
• Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
• Calm and peaceful

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does derision mean?

• Admiration and respect
• Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
• Indifference and apathy
• Sympathy and compassion

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does hypocritical mean?

• Acting in accordance with one's stated values
• Consistently following one's moral code
• Behaving in a way that aligns with one's beliefs
• Behaving in a way that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4