Cask Of Amontillado Flashcards
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Impunity
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Exempt from punishment
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Precluded
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Prevent something
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Retribution
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Punishment for a wrongdoing
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Redressed
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Provide compensation for a loss to make things equal
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Wont
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Likely to do something or habit
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Immolation
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To kill as a sacrifice especially by burning
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Connoisseur
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Expert on something such as fine art
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Virtuoso
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Exceptional talent for recognizing greatness
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Vintages
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Wine from a particular year that is especially excellent
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Flambeaux
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Lighted torch
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Medoc
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Medicinal drink derived from wine
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Promiscuously
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Mixed in a disorderly or random way
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Surmounted
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To overcome difficulty
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Nitre
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Mineral compound found in damp spaces
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Roquelaire
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Knee-length cloak worn particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries