Cask of Amontillado vocab

Question 1

preclude

Answer 1

verb;to prevent or make impossible beforehand
syn prevent
Adam suffered a head injury on his 1st major baseball game which precluded him from having a successful career

Question 2

retribution

Answer 2

noun; punishment for doing something wrong
Jake’s car had been totaled in the accident, and he wanted retribution so he took the other driver to court.
syn vengeance to pay back

Question 3

avenge

Answer 3

to get revenge by punishing the wrong doer
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father. They vowed to avenge their father’ by capturing his killer.
syn retaliate, redress

Question 4

avenger

Answer 4

someone who avenges a wrong

The avengers fight criminals

Question 5

connoisseur

Answer 5

noun;a person who has a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

she goes to a different expensive restaurant each weekend because she is a connoisseur of fine foods

Question 6

accost

Answer 6

to approach and speck ti in a challenging or aggressive way.
He was accosted by 3 gang members on the subway.