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cask vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| redresser | to correct or make amends for a wrong or injustice, or the compensation or remedy for such a wrong |
| connoisseurship | the state or act of being a connoisseur, which is a person with expert knowledge and appreciation, especially in the fine arts or other fields of taste |
| surmounted | overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). |
| aptly | in a manner that is appropriate or suitable in the circumstances. |
| leer down | to look at someone, especially in a sexually suggestive or malicious way, from a position of superiority or with a sly, oblique glance |
| fettered | to bind or restrain someone or something, either literally with chains or figuratively with limitations. |
| retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. |
| impunity | exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. |