The Cask of Amontillado vocab

Precluded

Lian injured his hand which precluded him from gaming. 

• Prevented; made impossible in advance

• v: settle down; became less active or intense

•  adj; Clearly stated

• v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way

Explicit

• My mom gives me explicit orders on how to wash my clothes.

• “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”

• • “n; Payback; punishment for a misdeed or reward for a good deed”

• “ adj; Clearly stated”

• “ v: settle down; became less active or intense”

Subsided

• The pain subsided after some hours. 

• •  “n; Payback; punishment for a misdeed or reward for a good deed”

• “ v: settle down; became less active or intense”

• “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”

• • “v; Staggering back”

Retribution

• A lot of people that have been hurt don't seek retribution. 

• “n; End”

• • “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”

• “v; Staggering back”

• • “n; Payback; punishment for a misdeed or reward for a good deed”

Recoiling

We recoiled back when we got scared.

• • “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”

• “v; Staggering back”

• • “n; End”

• • “ v; Suffering or sickened”

Accosted

• My friend accosted me and demanded answer

• • “a person who is especially competent to make discerning judgments in the fine arts”

• • “ v; Suffering or sickened”

• • “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”

• “n; End”

1. Termination

2. Having a good test score and happy termination

• “n; End”

• • “ v; Suffering or sickened”

• • “a person who is especially competent to make discerning judgments in the fine arts”

• “exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action”

Afflicted

• You should be wearing a jacket during the winter cause you are afflicted with a cold. 

• •  “a person who is especially competent to make discerning judgments in the fine arts”

• “ v; Suffering or sickened”

• •  “exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action”

• “ Prevented; made impossible in advance”

Connoisseurship

David arts showed connoisseurship in his art.

• •  “ adj; Clearly stated”

• •  “exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action”

• •  “a person who is especially competent to make discerning judgments in the fine arts”

• “ v: settle down; became less active or intense”

Impunity

• Why do criminals think they can act in impunity?

• • “n; Payback; punishment for a misdeed or reward for a good deed”

• “v; Staggering back”

• • : “exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action”

• • “v; Greeted, especially in a forward or aggressive way”