Cask of Amontillado Vocab Words

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precluded

Back

made impossible to advance; prevented

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retribution

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deserved punishment

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accosted

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greeted, especially in an aggressive way

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afflicted

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suffering or sickened

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explicit

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clearly stated

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recoiling

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staggering back

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termination

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end

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subsided

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settled down; become less active or intense

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impunity

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freedom from punishment or penalty

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unredressed

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not set right