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Cask of Amontillado Vocab

Cask of Amontillado Vocab. Cask – barrel for holding wine. Catacombs – underground cemetery. Virtuoso – person who is highly skilled in a technique or art. Flambeaux – torch/flame. Impunity – freedom from punishment or harm His impunity was a result of his high standing with the judge.

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Cask of Amontillado Vocab

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  1. Cask of Amontillado Vocab

  2. Cask – barrel for holding wine

  3. Catacombs – underground cemetery

  4. Virtuoso – person who is highly skilled in a technique or art

  5. Flambeaux – torch/flame

  6. Impunity – freedom from punishment or harm His impunity was a result of his high standing with the judge. • Fettered – chain or shackle feet The line of prisoners marched in perfect time despite their fettered feet.

  7. Connoisseur – one who enjoys discriminating between different wines (wine expert) He was a wine connoisseur and spent most of his free time in the vineyards. • Gait – the way someone walks Her gait was pained as if she walked on glass shards.

  8. Precluded – rule out in advance/ make impossible His actions precluded my ability to help him in the future. • Retribution – giving or receiving of a reward or punishment The criminal’s retribution came very quickly.

  9. Afflicted – to torture/cause suffering She afflicted such pain on my soul that I never felt happiness again! • Explicit – leaving no question, fully explained/clear Her directions were very explicit; I knew exactly what to do when I got to work. • Nitre – salty substance found in cold, damp places • Masons – someone who builds brick walls/ member of an old secret society

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