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The Cask Vocabulary
The Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to in an aggresive or hostile manner |
| repose | to lie dead or at rest |
| termination | the end of something |
| implore | to beg |
| fetter | to chain |
| destined | determined beforehand; fated |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| subside | to lessen; to become less agitated or active |
| virtuoso | adj- characteritic of a person with masterly skill or knowledge; n- a person with masterly skill |
| retribution | punishment |
| abscond | to depart secretly with the intent to hide |
| gesticulation | a gesture |