Tell-Tale Heart Vocab

Question 1

"I was very addled during the test." Addled means:

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(adj) unable to think clearly; confused

Question 2

The Latin root, mor- means:

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death

Question 3

"It is a riddle, wrapped in mystery, inside an enigma." Enigma means:

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(n) a mystery; a puzzle

Question 4

"The ninja stealthily got away with murder." Stealthily means:

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(adv) secretly; slyly

Question 5

"You vex me so much, Annoying Orange!" Vex means:

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(v) harass; irritate

Question 6

It is plausible it will rain, from the look of the cloudy skies." Plausible means:

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(adj) reasonable; likely

Question 7

"He'd always had a morbid sense of humor, like hers." Morbid means:

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(adj) disturbing; death-related

Question 8

"The plausibility of your theory is doubtful." Plausibility means:

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(n) condition of being likely

Question 9

"He laughed in derision of my efforts." Derision means:

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(n) mockery; ridicule

Question 10

"Mortality is often considered to be Man’s greatest weakness." Mortality means:

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(n) the condition of being able to die

Question 11

"Facts can be tailored with to fit preconceived beliefs." Preconceived means:

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(adj) formed before knowing the truth

Question 12

"His psychosis caused him to hallucinate visions and sounds." Hallucinate means:

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(v) experience something that isn't real

Question 13

"In the audacity of my perfect triumph, I placed my seat over the corpse." Audacity means:

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(n) boldness or rudeness

Question 14

The Latin suffix, -ity, means:

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condition of being

Question 15

"The child cunningly stole cookies from the jar." Cunningly means:

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(adv) sneakily; deceptively

Question 16

"Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased." Tattoo means

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(n) rhythmic tapping

Question 17

"The minimum wage causes an adverse effect on the economy." Adverse means:

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(adj) preventing success

Question 18

"Before the attack, he had a feeling of impending doom." Impending means:

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(adj) about to happen

Question 19

"He was resolved to marry her." Resolved means:

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(adj) determined; intent

Question 20

"Was it delirium, or was the dead man's heart still beating?" Delirium means:

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(n) a state of incoherence and delusion

Question 21

The Latin prefix, de-, means:

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away from

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