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Cask of Amontillado
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English
9th Grade
10/11/2008

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Cask
Definition
A container made and shaped like a barrel, for holding liquids.
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Avenge
Definition
To exact punishment for a wrong.
Term
Carnival
Definition
In Europe, the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking, the Equivalent of Mardi Gras.
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Amontillado
Definition
A pale, dry Spanish sherry; a very expensive wine.
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Catacombs
Definition
An underground cemetery consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
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Coat of arms
Definition
An arrangement of symbols, usually on a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.
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Nemo me impune lacessit
Definition
No one attacks me with impunity.
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Impunity
Definition
Exemption from punishment.
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Mason
Definition
One who builds or works with stone or brick.
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Trowel
Definition
A tool having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, cement, etc
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Vault
Definition
An underground chamber, as a cellar or a division of a cellar.
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Alcove
Definition
A small opening off a larger room.
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Feeble
Definition
Lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness.
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In pace requiescat
Definition
Rest in peace.
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