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

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Recess

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Indented or hollowed-out space which is often secluded

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Ignoramus

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Offensive term used to insult someone’s level of intelligence