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TTH/TLL/TWCSR Vocab

Vocab for "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Landlady," & "There Will Come Soft Rains"

TermDefinition
congenial pleasant; agreeable, compatible
facades false fronts of buildings; false appearances
rapacious satisfaction from greed
tantalizing withholding something that someone wants
emanate to flow out; to come forth
derision ridicule; contempt
audacity boldness
vexed annoyed; disturbed
vehemently forcefully; passionately
gesticulations energetic gestures
cavorting leaping about, frolicking
tremulous trembling in fear, quivering, shaky
sublime majestic, grand, supreme, outstanding
paranoia a mental disorder that causes people to feel unreasonable distrust and suspicion
oblivious unaware
suspense the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels that makes them want to know what happens next
dilemma a decision where both decision choices have a negative outcome
foreshadowing hints or clues an author uses to suggest what may happen later in the plot; sometimes they are false hints or clues
mood an overall emotion that the reader feels from the author's word choice, imagery, or setting
mystery author withholding information from the reader, character, or both
reversal a sudden change in a character's situation
repetition something that happens again and again which the author has done on purpose to draw attention to something for the reader
Created by: Mrs. Englerth
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