"Cask of Amontillado"

Question 0

Retribution

Answer 0

(Noun) Punishment for doing something wrong.
Ex. Jake’s car had been totaled in the accident and he wanted retribution, so he took the other drive to court.
Synonyms: Vengeance, pay-back

Question 1

Preclude

Answer 1

(Verb) To prevent or make impossible beforehand.
ex. Adam Greenberg suffered a head injury in his first major baseball game which precluded him from having a successful career.
Synonyms: Prevent

Question 2

Avenge

Answer 2

(Verb) To get revenge by punishing the wrong doer.
Ex. The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
Synonyms: retaliate, redress

Question 3

Avenger

Answer 3

Someone who avenges a wrong.
Ex. The avengers fight criminals.
Synonyms: None

Question 4

Connoisseur

Answer 4

(Noun) A person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Ex. She goes to a different expensive restaurant each weekend because she is a connoisseur of fine foods.
Synonyms: Enthusiast, aficionado

Question 5

Accost

Answer 5

To approach and speak to in a challenging aggressive way.
Ex. he was accosted by three gang members on the subway.
Synonyms: None