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WorksheetsTell Tale Heart Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
foresight
seeing ahead, future
trust
bold
observe
sagacity
wise
bold
cause worry
pleasing
derision
ridicule
trust
wonder
pay
hearkening
listen
observe
ridicule
please
scantlings
small pieces
grow smaller
foresee
different
suavity
pleasing
ridicule
wise
pay
bade
pay
wonder
grow smaller
hide
Someone with great foresight probably plans ahead.
true
false
What is the best definition of scantlings?
very little of something
small wooden beams supporting the floor
trash or litter left behind
energetic gestures
Which word describes the feeling that people express when they criticize or laugh at someone in an insulting way?
derision
audacity
suavity
hearkening
Which is the best definition of sagacity?
smoothness and politeness
to be cautious
intelligence and good judgement
giving careful attention
The hiding of someone's thoughts and feelings is best described as...
dissimulation
cunning
suavity
audacity
Hearkening means to ignore and treat without care.
true
false
"You should have seen how wisely I proceeded- with what caution- with what foresight- with what dissimulation- I went to work!"
What does the word dissimulation mean in the above sentence?
sharp
disguising one's intentions
intelligence and good judgment
smooth; smooth manner
to rest; to lay down
vex
wane
reposed
cask
Elegant, smooth
subside
wane
suavity
promiscuously
Fortunato screamed for help, but no one came. For 50 years, Fortunato has ______________ with Montresor's dead ancestors.
destined
accosted
reposed
subsided
Urged, compelled
Awe
Waned
Bade
Reposed
