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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Vocabulary
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AMONTILLADO a·mon·til·la·do noun a medium dry sherry.
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CONNOISSEURSHIP love of or taste for fine objects of art
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CRYPT Noun an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
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PARTI-STRIPED DRESS A costume for Carnival with stripes or different colors
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CATACOMBS an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans.
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CONICAL CAP Of, relating to, or shaped like a cone
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CASK A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel. 2. The quantity that such a container can hold.
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NITRE A white, gray, or colorless mineral of potassium nitrate, KNO 3, used in making gunpowder.
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MOTLEY Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
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MEDOC a winegrowing region in SW France.
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PALAZZO A large splendid residence or public building, such as a palace or museum
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PUNCHEONS . A short wooden upright used in structural framing. 2. A piece of broad, heavy, roughly dressed timber with one face finished flat.
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ROQUELAIRE Knee-length cloak, often with bright-coloured lining and trimmed with fur.
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