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The Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary

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a container that is shaped like a barrel and is used for holding liquids:

cask

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the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you:

revenge

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to harm or punish someone who has harmed you or someone that you care about:

avenge

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something given in payment for a wrong (punishment):

retribution

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very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal:

grotesque

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a short sentence that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group:

motto

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to look at someone in an evil way:

leer

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very weak:

feeble

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to move forward carefully by putting your hands in front of you so that you can feel anything that blocks you:

grope

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going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper:

excessive

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to go down; to go or move from a higher to a lower place or level:

descend

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a celebration with lots of costumes, dancing, food and drink (celebrated in other countries such as Italy)

Carnival

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a costumed clown or comedian who usually performs for Kings/Nobility:

jester

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underground tunnels often used for burying the dead:

catacombs

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an underground room that is used as a burial place:

crypt

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a hand tool with a flat blade:

trowel

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