The Flowers and Tell Tale Heart Vocab

Bazinga

Sharecropper (N)

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.

Smokehouse (N)

A shed or room for curing food by exposure to smoke.

Keenness (N)

The quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness.

Accompaniment (N)

A musical part that supports or partners a solo instrument, voice, or group.

Fragrant (ADJ)

Having a pleasant or sweet smell.

Laden (ADJ)

Heavily loaded or weighed down.

Sprig (N)

A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant.

Brow (N)

A person’s forehead.

Plowline (N)

A rein to guide a plow horse.

Benignly (ADV)

Kindly or graciously.

Frazzled (ADJ)

Showing the effects of exhaustion or strain.

Hearken (V)

Listen.

Fancy (V)

Regard.

Dissimulation (N)

Hiding one’s thoughts, feelings, or character.

Sufficient (ADJ)

Enough, adequate.

Cunning (ADJ)

Skill in deception.

Vex (V)

To make someone feel annoyed or frustrated.

Sagacity (N)

The quality of being intelligent or smart.

Supposition (N)

An uncertain belief.

Crevice (N)

A narrow opening, especially in a rock or wall.

Hideous (ADJ)

Ugly or disgusting to look at.

Concealment (N)

The action of hiding something.

Scantlings (N)

A piece of lumber, especially for a cross section.