Tell Tale Heart - Vocabulary

derision

• the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

• to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

• putting on a false appearance that hides true feelings

• a dramatic gesture used to emphasize or substitute for speech

dissemble

• the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

• to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

• putting on a false appearance that hides true feelings

• a dramatic gesture used to emphasize or substitute for speech

dissimulation

• the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

• to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

• putting on a false appearance that hides true feelings

• a dramatic gesture used to emphasize or substitute for speech

gesticulation

• the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

• to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

• putting on a false appearance that hides true feelings

• a dramatic gesture used to emphasize or substitute for speech

sagacity

• an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

• feeling annoyed or irritated

• a literary style that is often dark and gloomy

• certain about something

vexed

• an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

• feeling annoyed or irritated

• a literary style that is often dark and gloomy

• certain about something

gothic

• an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

• feeling annoyed or irritated

• a literary style that is often dark and gloomy

• certain about something

convinced

• an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

• feeling annoyed or irritated

• a literary style that is often dark and gloomy

• certain about something

floorboards

• pieces of wood that make up a floor

• admits doing something

• was not mad at

• with great effort

confesses

• pieces of wood that make up a floor

• admits doing something

• was not mad at

• with great effort