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Vocab LA

QuestionAnswer
Amontillado Variety of sherry - expensive wine
Impunity Exemption from punishment, escape punishment
Retribution Something given or inflicted in such requital
Immolation A sacrifice - to kill someone or destroy someone with fire
Connoisseur A person who is especially competent to pass a critical judgements in an art
Virtuoso A person with special knowledge or skill
Accost To confront boldly
Motley Different colors combined - heterogenious mixture
Nitre To keep things cold, nitrogen
Roquelaire A trench coat from 1900's
Palazzo Palace
Abscond To run away
Sconce Light fixtures
Flamebeaux Torch
Catacombs Underground tombs where people buried their families
Medoc Red wine
Azure Blue
Puncheon A tool used to punch holes
Gesticulation A gesture, making movement with your hands
Ignoramus An extremely dumb person
Fetter Chains
Implore Begging
Avatar Alter ego, user, chiefly
Pestilence A contagious disease/epidemic disease
Sagacious Intelligent, judgmental character
August Impressive, respective
Contagion Spread of disease from one person to another with close contact
Pervade To present throughout
Sojourn Stay somewhere temporarily
Discernible Noticeable
Scrutinizing To examine or observe with great care
Tarn A small mountain lake
Cadaverousness State or quality of being cadaverous
Profuse Abundant
Vivacious Cheerful, lively
Pallid Pale
Stupor State of mental dullness, loss of the senses
Insipid Without flavor
Similitude Likeness
Demeanor Behavior, conduct
Incubus A cause of distress or anxiety
Potency Strength, power
Obstinate Stubborn
Emaciated Unusually thin
Prodigious Of great size and power
Surcease Relief or consolation
Obeisance Deferential respect
Nepenthe Something that induces forgetfulness of sorrow or eases pain
Ghastly Causing great horror or fear, frightful
Gaunt Lean, skinny, thin, meager
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