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Vocabulary
The Cask of Amontillado
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| precluded | made impossible in advance; prevented |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm |
| retribution | punishment |
| immolation | destruction |
| connoisseurship | expert knowledge |
| impose | take advantage of |
| recoiling | moving backward in fear |
| endeavored | tried |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| succession | series |
| unredressed | not set right or not made up for |
| motley | multicolored costume worn by a clown or jester |
| pipe | barrel |
| vaults | storage cellars |
| niter | salt deposits |
| roquelaure | heavy knee-length cloak |
| palazzo | palace |
| rheum | watery discharge |
| Medoc | type of red wine |
| puncheons | large wine casks |
| trowel | flat tool with a pointed blade |
| promiscuously | randomly, in a disorganized way |
| fettered | chained |
| rapier | slender two-edged sword |
| rampart | wall resembling one built for protection or defense |