"Cask of Amontillado" Flashcards
Preclude
-Part of Speech: Verb
-Definition: to prevent or make impossible beforehand.
Ex.) I can preclude wild fires.
Retribution
-Part of Speech: Noun
-Definition: punishment for doing something wrong
Ex.) My sister was retributed for breaking a glass.
Avenge
-Part of Speech: Noun
-Definition: To get revenge by punishing the wrong doer.
Ex.) I avenged my brother for going into my room and using my hairbrush.
Avenger
-Part of Speech: Noun
-Definition: Someone who avenges a wrong.
Ex.) My mom is an avenger.
Connoisseur
-Part of Speech: Noun
-Definition: A person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Ex.) Teachers are very connoisseur.
Accost
-Part of Speech: Verb
-Deinition: to approach & speak in a challenging or aggressive way.
Ex.) Teachers can sometimes be accost.