1. The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could…
…but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed
REVENGE

2. The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe

3. CASK

4. Precluded
Made impossible in advance; prevented

5. a pale, dry Spanish sherry
AMONTILLADO
a pale, dry Spanish sherry

6. JESTER

7. Freedom from punishment
Impunity
Freedom from punishment

8. CASK

9. Retribution
Punishment

10. Immolation
destruction

11. an underground passageway full of twists and turns
CATACOMBS
an underground passageway full of twists and turns

12. Connoisseurship
expert knowledge

13. TROWEL

14. CATACOMBS

15. Impose upon
take advantage of

17. moving backward, as if in horror
Recoiling
moving backward, as if in horror

18. Obstinate
stubborn

20. Succession
series

22. Fettered
chained

23. Abscond
To go away suddenly and secretly

24. Aperture
An opening, such as a hole or a gap

25. Impunity
Freedom from penalty or harm

26. Repose
To lie dead or at rest

27. To decrease in amount or intensity; settle down
Subside
To decrease in amount or intensity; settle down

28. Termination
An end, limit, or edge

29. Endeavored
To make an effort

30. Distinguish
to recognize as distinct or different

31. Explicit
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated

32. Jest
a joke or witty remark

33. Hastened
to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry

34. “In Pace Requiescat”
“May he rest in peace.”