The Cask of Amontillado

Olabidemi A. (United States of America)
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  1. Amontillado
    pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
  2. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  3. immolation
    killing or offering as a sacrifice
  4. connoisseurship
    love of or expert taste for something, especially fine art
  5. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  6. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  7. pipe
    a hollow cylindrical shape
  8. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  9. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  10. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  11. mason
    a craftsman who works with stone or brick
Created on Wed Mar 06 19:30:42 EST 2013

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