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Cask of Amontillado
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English
9th Grade
12/06/2010

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vintage
Definition
wine
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bowed
Definition
low, ducking motion to lead someone
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suffer
Definition
encourage; demand kindly
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promiscuous
Definition
random
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quack
Definition
someone who knows nothing
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dress
Definition
costume
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gait
Definition
manner in which one walks/moves
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rheum
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watery discharge from the eye(s)
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aperture
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small opening
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arrest
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stop
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surmount
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top
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implore
Definition
beg
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gesticulation
Definition
movement
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at length
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finally; eventually
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imposture
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deception; fraud
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critical turn
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exact evaluation
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in vain
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without effort and/or purpose
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render
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to give
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engagement
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obligation; previously obligated to do
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ere
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before
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flagon
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bottle with handle
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came at length
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finally arrived
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engaged
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busy; having another obligation to do
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erect
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cause to stand on end
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jest
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joke
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wont
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desire
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suit
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to fit
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foot
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edge/beginning
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mould
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mold
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bold
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aggressive action
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motley
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multi-colored costume characteristic of the professional jester
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pipe
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large container of wine/oil
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Amontillado
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dry, pale sherry wine
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avenge
Definition
take revenge for/on behalf for
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preclude
Definition
shut out; make impossible; prevent
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impunity
Definition
freedom from punishment, injury, or bad consequences
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A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes it redresser
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A wrong is not righted when the person who rights the wrong is punished for doing so
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immolation
Definition
act of being killed as a sacrifice 
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connoisseurship
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expertise in matters of art or taste
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virtuoso
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showing the qualities of a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence
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gemmary
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scientific knowledge of gems
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carnival season
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time of feasting and merrymaking celebrated just before Lent
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accost
Definition
approach and speak to first
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insufferably
Definition
intolerably or unbearably
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nitre
Definition
potassium nitrogen
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roquelaure
Definition
knee-length cloak buttoned in front
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palazzo
Definition
palace, mansion, or large town in Italy
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abscond
Definition
go away hurriedly and secretly
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I took form their sconces two flambeaux
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a sconce is a candlestick projecting from a wall bracket; flambeaux are flaming torches
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catacombs
Definition
network of underground galleries with recesses in which to place the dead
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draught
Definition
amount taken in a single drink; drink or dose; also draft
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A huge human foot..rampant
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Montresor coat-of-arms shows, on a blue background, a golden foot crushing a snake up to a strike
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Nemo me impune lacessit
Definition
No one can harm me unpunished
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puncheon
Definition
large cask for liquor
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masons
Definition
Fortuanto refers to a member of a fraternal society, Montresor implies one who builds with brick or stone
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recoil
Definition
draw or shrink back
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endeavor
Definition
make an effort; try hard
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fetter
Definition
chain or shackle the feet to prevent escape
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tier
Definition
one of a series of rows arranged one above another
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obstinate
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not giving in; stubborn
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rapier
Definition
long and light sword used for thrusting
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In pace requescat
Definition
May he rest in peace
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