The Pit and the Pendulum vocabulary:

"Autos de fe": Ceremony in wich the inquisition burned people.

Choked: HAve difficulty to breath.

Faint: Loose consciousness.

Craved: Had strong desire.

Damp: A bit wet.

Gasped: Caught one's breath to show surprise or horror.

Grope: Move hands to feel what is around you because you can't see.

Razor: Metal instrument with a sharp edge, used for shaving. 

Blade: the flat cutting part of an implement, as a knife. Tore off: Removed roughly. Writhd: Twisted and turned in pain.