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"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
Vocabulary & Cultural/Slang Terminology
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| avenged | to punish someone because they have done wrong |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| redress | to make something fair |
| immolation | to kill something as a means of protest |
| sconces | a candle-holder, mounted on a wall |
| catacombs | underground cemeteries |
| gait | one's way of walking |
| niter | a white crystalline salt |
| repose | to rest;to relax |
| intermingling | to mix together |
| crypt | tomb, or place of burial of the dead |
| endeavored | tried |
| ignoramus | an ignorant person |
| "at length" | after a long time |
| "a quack" | someone who is unskilled or unknowledgeable |
| "carnival" | a celebration or party prior to the Christian period known as "Lent" |
| "human remains" | parts of dead human bodies |
| "palazzo" | Italian, for 'palace |
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