1. Vocabulary in the Cask of Amontillado

4. Impunity Originates from the word punish Means Freedom from punishment Montresor desires to punish with impunity

5. Definitively Comes from root word definite Here –ly ending makes the word change from an adjective to an adverb Here means conclusive; precise; authoritative or accurate

6. Repose Noun meaning Sleep; calm; peacefulness; to lie prone Here Montresor is referring to the the corpses that fill the walls of the wine cave

7. Obstinate Adjective meaning stubborn; defying control or treatment Fortunato’s unwillingness to abandon his quest to taste the Amontillado

8. Rampant Adjective meaning uncontrolled, without restraint This refers to the Montresor crest in which a snake roams free and untethered

9. Niche Noun meaning a recess or cove; a special area Montresor refers to the cellar he approaches with Fortunato

10. Remote Adjective meaning distant; secluded Montresor refers to the barren location and how distant it is from everything else

11. Precluded Verb meaning to be made impossible in advance Montresor believes that it is impossible for for him to be risking anything by killing Fortunato

12. Gait Verb meaning the way one walks Montresor refers to the drunk way that Fortunato walks

13. Colossal Adjective meaning amazingly large Here Montresor is referring to the large supports inside of the catacombs

14. Retribution An abstract noun meaning punishment for offenses. In this case, Montresor does not want any retribution for his vengeful act.

15. Unredressed Unredressed-- When the steps taken to amend a wrong doing are undone. Montresor does not want his vengeance to be unredressed

16. Redresser The one who remedies a wrongdoing Montresor fancies himself as a redresser

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