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Vocab Review
"The Cask of Amontillado"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amontillado | Wine |
| Impunity | Exemption or freedom from punishment |
| Jester | A man employed in the past by a ruler to entertain people with jokes, stories etc., typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock scepter. |
| Palazzo | A large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy. |
| Catacombs | an area underground where dead people are buried |
| Crypt | a room under a church, used in the past for burying people |
| Nitre | A mineral found underground that makes people cough |
| Flambeau | A torch |
| Coat of Arms | A set of pictures or patterns painted on a shield and used as the special sign of a family, town, university etc |
| Mason | A builder and worker in stone. |
| Trowel | A small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks |
| Vault | a room where people from the same family are buried, often under the floor of a church |
| Cask | Barrel |
| Flagon | A large container for liquids, especially beer or wine |