SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 31

a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

saccheggiare

assenza

assolvere

estrarre

difficult to understand due to being complex or obscure

improprio

imprudente

impudente

impotenza

not capable of being carried out or put into practice

not politic

cavallo di battaglia

frammentario

give life-time employment to

tenue

dilagante

a defensive wall or embankment built around a fortification or city for protection against enemy attacks