the tell-tale heart by: edgar allan poe
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The Tell-Tale Heart By: Edgar Allan Poe. Vocabulary. Due to his acute sense of hearing, the man couldn’t remain in the movie theater during the scene with the woman screaming. Acute ( A – cute). With a partner discuss what the definition of acute might be: Intense Deafening - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Tell-Tale Heart By:
Edgar Allan Poe
Vocabulary
Acute ( A – cute)
Due to his acute sense of hearing, the man couldn’t remain in the movie theater during the scene with the woman screaming.
With a partner discuss what the definition of acute might be:
a. Intenseb. Deafeningc. Compoundingd. Cooperative
Hearken (Hear – ken)John refused to hearken to Tim Gunn’s fashion advice.
Oh John! I think you should
reconsider those baggy zebra
leggings.
With a partner discuss what the definition of hearken might be:
a. to materialize or becomeb. to heed or listenc. to understandd. to believe
Foresight (fore – sight)She had the foresight to prepare herself financially in the event of an accident.
Fore
–in f
ront
of
Sight – to
see
With a partner discuss what the definition of foresight might be:
a. to see in detailb. knowledge gained by looking forwardc. a term used in golfd. to be narrow minded
Dissimulation (Dis – sim –u – la – tion)
When Clark Kent took off his glasses and put on his hero suit his dissimulation was complete; no one could ever tell he was Superman.
Simul – like
or resembling
Dis - not
With a partner discuss what the definition of dissimulation might be:
a. To be apparent or obviousb. Something out of the ordinaryd. Moving away from the crowde. To hide under a false appearance
Cunning (cunn – ing)The cunning assassin killed the king without being seen.
With a partner discuss what the definition of cunning might be:
a. Skilled in deceivingb. Devising a planc. Being intelligentd. To go unnoticed
Sagacity (sag – a – cit – y)The sagacity of the old man’s advice impressed me; clearly, age teaches you a thing or two about the world.
With a partner discuss what the definition of sagacity might be:
a. Experienceb. Beliefs c. Organizationd. Wisdom/ good judgement
Suppositions (supp – o – si –tion)
The principal was investigating the supposition that the graffiti in the boy’s locker room was done by eight graders.
With a partner discuss what the definition of supposition might be:
a. Allegation b. Rumor c. Guess or beliefd. Advice
Vain (vain)After Jenny had eaten the massive slice of chocolate cake, she realized that her running earlier in the day at an attempt to be healthy had been done in vain.
With a partner discuss what the definition of vain might be:
a. Conceitedb. Without any significance or importancec. Preparation d. With hard work
Crevice (crev-ice)I cleaned the counter in the kitchen getting into every corner an crevice.
With a partner discuss what the definition of crevice might be:
a. A gaping whole in the groundb. A unique designc. A large aread. Crack or narrow opening
Refrain (re – frain)Please refrain from using your cell phone during class.
With a partner discuss what the definition of refrain might be:
a. To hold back from an impulseb. To do away withc. To hold onto as long as possibled. To do over
corpseTo get there in one piece required a preserved body, so those who could afford it had their corpse mummified.
With a partner discuss what the definition of corpse might be:
a. A piece of potteryb. A dead bodyc. A mythical creatured. A mummy
Chamber (cham – ber)
Harry Potter cautiously entered the chamber of secrets.
With a partner discuss what the definition of chamber might be:
a. A roomb. A dungeonc. A magical placed. A government building
Audacity (Au – dac –I – ty)
I can’t believe the teacher had the audacity to assign us homework on winter break.
With a partner discuss what the definition of audacity might be:
a. To sound loudb. Wisdom c. Boldness or daringd. A belief
Mockery (mock – er –y)She only knows pain and sorrow, and the cruel mockery she receives from her rival.
With a partner discuss what the definition of mockery might be:
a. An unbelievable argumentb. A kind of birdc. A scene acted outd. Ridicule
Vexed The parents were greatly vexed by the behavior of their child which caused a suspension.
With a partner discuss what the definition of vexed might be:
a. A spell being placed upon someoneb. Annoyed, frustrated, irritatedc. Lost d. unknowing