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Vocab 31-60
The Cask of Amontillado
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English
9th Grade
09/13/2009

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uncanny ADJ
Definition
mysterious
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preclude VERB
Definition
rule out in advance
("The fact that he didn't study and didn't understand any of the concepts precluded him from getting a good grade on the test.")
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impunity NOUN
Definition
exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
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redress VERB
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to set right; to correct; to remedy
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connoisseur NOUN
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one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge
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implore VERB
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beg; beseech
("She implored the students to study.")
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vintage ADJ
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old
("vintage wine; vintage furniture")
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motley ADJ
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made up of different elements (color, types of people, etc.)
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surmount VERB
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to prevail over; overcome; excel
("surmount over troubles")
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vault NOUN
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an underground passage or room; a burial chamber
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perceive VERB
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see; observe
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insufferable ADJ
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intolerable
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catacombs NOUN
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an underground cemetary of galleries with recesses for tombs
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repose VERB
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to lie at rest; to lie dead
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distill VERB
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to extract the essence of; concentrate
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gesticulate VERB
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to make gestures especially when speaking
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crypt NOUN
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a chamber (vault) completely or partly underground, esp. under a church
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circumscribe VERB
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to draw a line around; to surround by as if by a boundary; to LIMIT
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promiscuous ADJ
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indiscriminate
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recess NOUN
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indentation
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termination NOUN
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end in time or existence; conclusion
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ignoramus NOUN
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an utterly ignorant person; dunce
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virtuous ADJ
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morally excellent
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aperture NOUN
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an opening or open space; hole
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masonry NOUN
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the craft of brick laying
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dowry NOUN
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the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
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poise NOUN
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under control; tact; easy self-possessed assurance of manner
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gnaw VERB
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to bite or chew on with the teeth
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disconsolate ADJ
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cheerless; dejected; downcast; unconsolable
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vex VERB
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to irritate or annoy by petty provocations (irritants)
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