Vocab: "The Tell-Tale Heart" (Edgar Allen Poe)

Foresight

Thoughtful regard for the future.

Dissimulation

Hidden under a false appearance.

Vexed

Troubled, distressed, caused agitation.

Sagacity

Sound judgment.

Hearkening

Giving careful attention.

Awe

A mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder.

Distinctness

Unmistakable, clearly defined.

Over-acuteness

Very keen.

Concealment

A means of hiding.

Waned

To grow gradually less.

Scantlings

Small quantities or amounts.

Suavity

Gracefulness, politeness.

Bade

Urged, compelled.

Audacity

Bold courage, daring.

Reposed

To lay at rest.

Derision

Contempt, ridicule.