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gregori [183]
3 years ago
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Read this sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe: In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, w

as a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. What does the word quack likely mean?
English
2 answers:
NemiM [27]3 years ago
5 0

<span>A person who dishonestly claims to have special talent or skill in a certain area. </span>
My name is Ann [436]3 years ago
4 0

The meaning of the word "quack" in this sentence from Poe's  "The Cask of Amontillado" most likely means: "a person who dishonestly pretends to have skills or knowledge."

He seems to be using it as a synonym of <em>"charlatan,"</em> since he contrast Fortunato's true knowledge of wines with his pretended expertise on painting and gemmary.

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