VocabularyThe Cask of

Amontillado By Edgar Allen Poe

Preclude

•Verb•To make impossible

Fettered

•Verb •To chain

Motley• Adjective• Composed of many different and

unrelated elements or colors

• Noun• A clown costume

Rapier• Noun• A long, slender, two-edged

sword

Explicit• Adjective• Definite

Repose• Verb• To lie at rest

• Noun• Calmness

Flagon• Noun• A large container for liquids, as

wine or liquor

Niter• Noun• A white or gray harden form of

potassium nitrate

Sconces• Noun • A wall bracket for candles or light

Implore• Verb• To beg; ask with sincerity

Flambeaux• Noun• Lighted torch

Amontillado• Noun• A variety of sherry

Impunity• Noun• Protection against punishment

Accost•Verb• To approach and speak to in a

bold way

Connoisseurship• Noun• Expert knowledge in some

particular field , often in art or food

Immolation• Noun• A Sacrifice