"The Cask of Amontillado" - Vocabulary

An attempt to achieve a goal is a(n)

• Preclude

• Obstinate

• Endeavor

• Retribution

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

• Preclude

• Retribution

• Immolation

• Obstinate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To prevent from happening

• Preclude

• Connoisseur

• Recoil

• Impose

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Freedom from punishment is

• Impunity

• Impose

• Endeavor

• Immolation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An expert in the matter of taste

• Endeavor

• Connoisseur

• Succession

• Immolation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment

• Impose

• Recoil

• Impunity

• Preclude

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

kill or offer as a sacrifice

• Recoil

• Impose

• Immolate

• Impunity

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

moving backwards in fear

• Obstinate

• Preclude

• Recoil

• Endeavor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

stubborn

• Impose

• Obstinate

• Recoil

• Connoisseur

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other.

• Connoisseur

• Impose

• Endeavor

• Succession

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4