The cask of Amontillado vocab Flashcards
1
Q
preclude
A
Prevent or make it impossible beforehand
Adam suffered a head injury in his major league baseball game which prevented him from having a successful career
2
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retribution
A
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
3
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avenge
A
to get revenge by punishing the wrong doer
syn: retaliate
4
Q
connoisseur
A
a person who has a higher level of knowledge in a field
syn: aficionado
5
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accost
A
to approach and speak to in a challengeing in aggressive way
he was accosted by three gang members
