VocabularyThe Cask of
Amontillado By Edgar Allen Poe
Preclude
•Verb•To make impossible
Fettered
•Verb •To chain
Motley• Adjective• Composed of many different and
unrelated elements or colors
• Noun• A clown costume
Rapier• Noun• A long, slender, two-edged
sword
Explicit• Adjective• Definite
Repose• Verb• To lie at rest
• Noun• Calmness
Flagon• Noun• A large container for liquids, as
wine or liquor
Niter• Noun• A white or gray harden form of
potassium nitrate
Sconces• Noun • A wall bracket for candles or light
Implore• Verb• To beg; ask with sincerity
Flambeaux• Noun• Lighted torch
Amontillado• Noun• A variety of sherry
Impunity• Noun• Protection against punishment
Accost•Verb• To approach and speak to in a
bold way
Connoisseurship• Noun• Expert knowledge in some
particular field , often in art or food
Immolation• Noun• A Sacrifice