Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary

Front

Decrease in size, strength, or degree

Back

waned

Front

irritated, annoyed

Back

vexed

Front

suavity

Back

graceful politeness

Front

small quantities or amounts

Back

scantlings

Front

sagacity

Back

wisdom, being wise

Front

to lay at rest

Back

reposed

Front

Beat or throb of the pulse

Back

Pulsation

Front

profound

Back

having great depth or seriousness

Front

sharp, severe, intense

Back

over-acuteness

Front

Giving careful attention

Back

Hearkening