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