Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary

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To leave hurriedly and secretly

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abscond

Front

Expert knowledge

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connoisseurship

Front

Chain/shackle for prisoner

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Fetter

Front

Death by burning

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immolation

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Exemption from punishment

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impunity

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Crystalized white mineral

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Niter

Front

Stubbornly refusing to change opinion

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obstinate

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Sudden flinch in fear or disgust

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recoil

Front

Remedy or set right

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redress

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Punishment as vengeance

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Retribution