Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary

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Impunity

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Freedom from penalty or harm

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Literary term: Mood

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Emotion evoked in the reader

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Immolation

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Death or destruction

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Cask

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Wooden barrel-like container for storing wine

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Definition of 'abscond'

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To go away suddenly and secretly

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Repose

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To lie dead or at rest

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Meaning of 'preclude'

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To make impossible, especially by taking action in advance

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Termination

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An end, limit, or edge.

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Verbal Irony

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Character says one thing, means another