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poe vocab
from the Tell- Tale Heartby Edgar Allan Poe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | sharp or pronounced |
| Sagacity | sound judgement or mental acuteness |
| Refrain | to hold back |
| Definitive | final |
| Vehement | with emotional force |
| Trifles | items of little importance |
| Gesticulations | lively or excited gestures |
| Dissimulation | hiding of the truth; pretending; or putting on a false front |
| Suavity | smooth politeness |
| Mockery | wounding remark |
| Suppositions | possibilities and assumptions |
| Marrow | soft tissue inside the bone cavity |
| Audacity | boldness,nerve, or daring |
| Dissemble | to pretend or to put on a false front |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration used by an author for effect |