Name ________________________________________________ “Cask of Amontillado” Vocabulary
Preclude
v. to make impossible
Impunity
n. protection against punishment
Retribution
n. something given or done as a repayment or reward
Redress
v. to set right; to make amends (n. redresser)
connoisseurship
n. expert knowledge; often in fine art or food.
Quack
n. someone who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge and skill in a certain field.
Vintage
n. wine of a particular year and place
Motley
n. a clown costume
Surmount
v. to be at the top of
Abscond
v. to go away quickly and secretly
Catacombs
n. an underground cemetery
Repose
v. to lie at rest
Flagon
n. a large container for liquids, as for wine or liquor
Gesticulation
n. a movement of a part of the body to express something.
Recoil
v. to draw or fall back
Promiscuously
adv. In a haphazard way
Circumscribing
v. restrict
Recess
n. a hollow place or indention in the wall
Termination
n. the end of something
Ignoramus
n. a stupid person
Niche
n. a hollow place in the wall
Fetter
v. to chain
Ejaculated
v. to exclaim suddenly
Hearken
v. to listen to
Clamor
v. shout loudly and insistently.