Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary

acute

ending in a sharp point

conceive

have the idea for

vulture

a large, diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion

foresight

seeing ahead

dissimulation

the act of deceiving

vexed

troubled persistently especially by petty annoyances

profound

situated at or extending to great depth

sagacity

the trait of having wisdom and good judgment

triumph

a successful ending of a struggle or a contest

groan

an utterance of pain or disapproval