Vocabulary for “The Cask of the Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

Provide a definition for each of the following as well as the part of speech for each word, and an

original sentence for each.Amontillado X Aperture Carnival XCatacombs X Circumscribing Fetter XFlambeaux X Hearken Immolate XImposture X Impunity MedocMotley X Nemo me impune lacessit NitrePalazzo X Pipe X Puncheon XRapier X Rheum Roquelare X

Sconce XIn Book: precluded; retribution, accosted, connoisseurship; virtuoso; afflicted, explicit, recoiling, termination, subsided, pp. 7 through 12.X indicates a picture.

Catacombs: n. underground tombs

used during the rise of Christianity

Flambeaux: n. a torch

Amontillado: n. a pale, dry

sherry

Motley: n. a clown’s multi-

colored costume

Imposture: n. a masquerade or mask

Palazzo: n. palace

Rapier: n. sword Pipe: n. Large barrel

of wine: 126 gallons Sconce: n. a wall bracket for holding candles or lights

Carnival: n. party before

Lent

Puncheon: n. large barrels

Fetter: n. chains

Roquelare: n. knee length cape or cloak

Immolate: v. sacrifice or destructions

Absconded—v. Make off withAccosted—v. greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive wayAfflicted—v. suffering or sickenedAperture—n. openingcircumscribing– v. confiningConnoisseurship—n. expert judgmentExplicit—adj. clearly statedGait—n. a type of walkHearken– v. listenImpunity—n. freedom from consequencesMedoc—n. French wineNitre—n. Type of nitrate that forms on walls in basements or wine

cellarsPrecluded—v. prevented; made impossible in advanceRetribution—n. payback; punishment for a misdeedRecoiling—v. staggering backSubsided—v. settled down; became less active or intenseTermination—n. endVirtuoso—adj. masterly skill in a particular field