The Cask of Amontillado 1
Leave hurriedly and secretly.
What is abscond?
What is petulantly?
Unhurried, weak, or without energy.
What is languid?
Inflict harm in return for an injury.
What is avenge?
Mournful, unhappy, glum.
What is lugubrious?
Be quick to do something.
What is hasten?
What is ardor?
Gloomy, somber, relating to tombs.
What is sepulchral?
Prevent from happening.
What is preclude?
A balcony railing.
What is balustrade?
Draw back in terror.
What is recoil?
Showing a lack of wisdom or judgment.
What is naive?
Criticize severely.
What is upbraid?
Approach aggressively.
What is accost?
A thing of little value.
What is a trifle?
A state of rest.
What is repose?
Impossible to understand.
What is inscrutable?
Lacking enthusiasm.
What is listless?
Try hard to achieve a goal.
What is endeavor?
Skill with hands or mind.
What is adroit?
What is surmount?
Without comfort.
What is disconsolate?
Unable to believe.
What is incredulous?
A person's manner of walking.
What is gait?
A humble request.
What is entreaty?