Share The Tell Tale Heart- Vocabulary
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annoy
vex
smothered
stifled
shameless daring
audacity
ridicule
derision
think of
conceive
deceptive
hypocritical
crack
crevice
strongly
vehemently
intense
acute
Would it vex you if someone were hypocritical? Why?
Yes; people who are deliberately deceptive can be annoying.
Why does it take audacity to vehemently deny that you told a lie?
It is extremely bold to show intense emotion while denying something that you actually did.
What method can you conceive to get something out of a crevice?
I might be able to use tongs or tweezers to retrieve something that had fallen into a small and narrow crack.
What can you do to stifle derision of another student?
Students can speak up to demand that ridicule stop or can ask adults for help in stopping it.
