1. The Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary Review

2. Preclude

3. Pre-clude prevent from happening; make impossible

4. Preclude

5. Fettered

6. Fet-tered a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner

7. Fettered

8. Motley

9. Mot-ley the particolored costume of a jester; a mixture

10. Motley

11. rapier

12. rap-i-er a thin, light, sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting

13. rapier

14. explicit

15. ex-pli-cit stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

16. explicit

17. repose

18. re-pose temporary rest from activity, excitement, or exertion, esp. sleep or the rest given by sleep

19. repose

20. flagon

21. flag-on a large container in which drink is served, typically with a handle and spout

22. flagon

23. niter

24. nit-er a white crystalline salt

25. niter

26. sconces

27. scon-ces a candle holder, or a holder of another light source, that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.

28. sconces

29. implore

30. im-plore beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

31. implore

32. flambeaux

33. flam-beaux a flaming torch, esp. one made of several thick wicks dipped in wax.

34. flambeaux

35. Amontillado

36. A-mon-till-a-do a medium dry sherry.

37. Amontillado

38. impunity

39. im-pu-nit-y exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

40. impunity

41. accost

42. ac-cost approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively

43. connoisseurship

44. con-noi-sseur-ship an expert judge in matters of taste

45. immolation

46. im-mol-a-tion kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning.

47. immolation