The Cask of Amontillado

1. Precluded-prevented; made impossible in advance.

2. Impunity-freedom from consequences

3. Immolation-the act of killing as a sacrifice.

4. Unredressed-not set right.

5. Connoisseurship-the ability to discriminate and appreciate the subtleties.

6. Catacombs-subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs.

7. Niche-a recess in a wall.

8. Fettered-to be chained or shackled.

9. Virtuoso-one who excels in the technique and performance of an art.

10. Motley-a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14^th and 17^th centuries.

11. Pipe-a large cask of varying capacity used especially for wine.

12. Carnival-the season for festival of merrymaking before Lent.

13. Roquelaure-a knee length cloak worn especially in the 18^th and 19^th centuries.

14. Afflicted-distressed so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish.

15. Explicit-fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication.