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stride
walk with long steps
I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men --but the noise steadily increased.

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derision
the act of treating with contempt
Anything was more tolerable than this derision!

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gesticulation
a deliberate and vigorous motion of the hands or body
I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased.

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vehemently
in a forceful manner
I talked more quickly --more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.

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suavity
the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police.

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wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
I had been too wary for that.

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suavity
the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police.

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stimulate
cause to act in a specified manner
It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.

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crevice
a long narrow opening
When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I resolved to open a little --a very, very little crevice in the lantern.

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stifled
held in check with difficulty
It was not a groan of pain or of grief --oh, no! --it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe.

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triumph
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph.

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sagacity
the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers --of my sagacity.

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profound
situated at or extending to great depth
So you see he would have been a very profound old man, indeed, to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept.

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vexed
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
And this I did for seven long nights --every night just at midnight --but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.

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dissimulation
the act of deceiving
You should have seen how wisely I proceeded --with what caution --with what foresight --with what dissimulation I went to work!

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foresight
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
You should have seen how wisely I proceeded --with what caution --with what foresight --with what dissimulation I went to work!

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vulture
a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it.

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conceive
have the idea for
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.

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acute
ending in a sharp point
Above all was the sense of hearing acute.