The Cask of Amontillado vocabulary

Front

preluded

Back

prevented

Front

Retribution

Back

Payback punishment for a misdeed

Front

Afflicted

Back

Suffering or sickened

Front

explicit

Back

clearly stated

Front

Recoiling

Back

Staggering back

Front

subsided

Back

settled down, became less active or intense

Front

Definition: Leave hurriedly and secretly

Back

abscond

Front

Opening, hole, or gap

Back

Aperture

Front

Sacrifice

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Immolation

Front

Exemption from punishment

Back

Impunity