The Tell Tale Heart - Vocabulary

He had the __________ to tell me that I was wrong, when in fact, I did give the correct answer.

• vexed

• acute

• vehemently

• audacity

What does the word ' vex' mean

• to feel angry or annoyed

• to feel extremely frustrated

• option 1

• option 2

• both option 1and 2

His nonstop talking about nothing would ____ a saint.

• vex

• stifle

• conceive

• audacity

Sagacity means ...

• thinking hard

• being wise or having good judgement

• having many stocks and shares

• sharing your wealth

She _____ another yawn and tried very hard to look interested in the lesson.

• stifled

• audacity

• acute

• vexed

Audacity means ...

• bold, shameless, daring

• afraid

• cute and cuddly

• shy

Derision means to ...

• express contempt for someone

• mock someone

• option 1 and 2

• none of these options

Conceive means

• to be happy all the time

• to understand something which is complex

• to think of doing something /come up with an idea

• there is no such word as conceive

Stealthily is an adverb best used to describe the movement of a...

• bear

• burglar

• bull

• bomb

Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the word 'hearken'

• He refused to hearken to my words of wisdom

• She stopped to hearken her shoe

• It is always good to hearken your voice