| A | B |
|---|
| precluded | prevented |
| retribution | payback; revenge |
| accosted | greeted in an especially aggressive way |
| afflicted | suffering or sickened |
| explicit | clearly stated |
| recoiling | staggering back |
| termination | end |
| subsided | settled down, became less intense |
| Amontillado | a pale, dry sherry |
| impunity | freedom from consequences |
| immolation | destruction |
| connoisseurship | expert judgment |
| virtuoso | a masterly skill held in a particular area |
| motley | a clown's multicolored costume |
| pipe | a large barrel of about 126 gallons |
| roquelaure | knee-length cloak |
| puncheons | large barrels |
| masons | the Freemasons, an international secret society |
| Nemo me impune lacessit | Latin: No one attacks me with impunity |
| In pace requiescat! | Latin: May he rest in peace! |
