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Amontillado

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  1. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  2. vow
    a solemn pledge to do something
  3. utterance
    the use of spoken sounds for auditory communication
  4. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
  5. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
  6. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  7. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  8. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  9. wont
    an established custom
  10. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  11. immolation
    killing or offering as a sacrifice
  12. connoisseurship
    love of or expert taste for something, especially fine art
  13. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  14. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  15. imposture
    pretending to be another person
  16. vintage
    the oldness of wines
  17. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  18. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  19. wring
    a twisting squeeze
  20. pipe
    a hollow cylindrical shape
  21. Amontillado
    pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
  22. whither
  23. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  24. insufferable
    extremely unpleasant or annoying
  25. encrust
    cover or coat with some material
  26. niter
    (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
  27. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  28. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  29. sconce
    a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or lights
  30. flambeau
    a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
  31. cautious
    showing careful forethought
Created on 九月 11, 2007

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