The Cask of Amontillado Flashcards
1
Q
Immolation
A
Sacrifice; destruction.
2
Q
Amontillado
A
a very expensive, highly prized wine
3
Q
Cask
A
a barrel used to hold wine (also could be a pipe, barrel, or puncheon).
4
Q
Preclude
A
to prevent something
5
Q
Impunity
A
freedom from punishment
6
Q
Retribution
A
payback/punishment
7
Q
Unredressed
A
done improperly/incorrectly
8
Q
Rapier
A
Long skinny sword, used in fencing
9
Q
Abscond
A
to escape/ runaway
10
Q
Niche
A
a narrow place or area; a space within a wall
11
Q
Niter
A
salt-like substance in moist areas
12
Q
Catacombs
A
underground burial chambers
13
Q
Repose
A
to lie at rest, either from sleep or death
14
Q
Implore
A
to beg
15
Q
Mason
A
a person who builds things from cement and stone/a freemason, an international secret brotherhood
