The Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary

Resist doing something

• refrained

• stifled

• hideous

• gradually

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

proceeding in small stages

• hypocritical

• vexed

• gradually

• dreadful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

• wary

• distinct

• sufficient

• stifled

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

reach a decision

• profound

• vexed

• conceived

• resolved

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or opinions

• concealment

• vehemently

• hastily

• cunningly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

very cautious; being on guard against danger or trickery

• mockery

• wary

• vehemently

• audacity

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

enough to achieve a goal or fill a need

• dreadful

• stifled

• sufficient

• enveloped

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

having or showing great knowledge or understanding; very deeply felt

• resolved

• vexed

• sufficient

• profound

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

• hypocritical

• wary

• mockery

• audacity

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

held in check with difficulty

• stealthily

• hideous

• stifled

• mournful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4