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Cask of Amontillado Vocab
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| avenge | vindicate |
| borne | to hold up under |
| preclude | to prevent the use of |
| impunity | exemption from punishment |
| retribution | revenge |
| connoisseur | a discerning taste |
| gemmary | knowledge and skill with gems and jewelry |
| Amontillado | a sherry or blended wine from Spain |
| surmounted | to get over |
| conical | cone-shaped |
| flambeaux | torches |
| impose | something that is to be borne or obeyed |
| absconded | to leave in a sudden manner, especially to run from the law |
| catacombs | underground cemetary; very narrow passages |
| rampant | in full swing, prevailing, unchecked |
| gesticulation | an animated or excited gesture |
| crypt | subterranean chamber |
| circumscribing | enclosing, defining |
| fettered | confined, restrained |
| obstinate | unyielding |
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