Cask of Amontillado Vocab

Fill in the blank with the correct word: A (a)   is a container or barrel that holds liquid.

• Jest

• Cask

• Abscond

• Grotesque

To take revenge for a perceived wrong is to (a)   .

• Avenge

• Jest

• Abscond

• Grotesque

To run away is to (a)   .

• Jest

• Grotesque

• Abscond

• Cask

Something unnatural in size and shape; distorted is described as (a)   .

• Jest

• Grotesque

• Cask

• Avenge

To act in a funny or teasing way is to (a)   .

• Jest

• Abscond

• Cask

• Avenge

A 'Crypt' is a(n) (a)   burial chamber.

• aboveground

• underground

• floating

• hidden

To 'Implore' means to (a)   for something urgently.

• ignore

• beg

• laugh

• dismiss

Fill in the blank: 'Obstinate' describes someone who is extremely (a)   . Options: a) flexible b) stubborn c) kind d) gentle.

• flexible

• stubborn

• kind

• gentle

To 'Gesticulate' means to make (a)   and hand movements while speaking.

• still

• gestures

• noises

• pauses