Competenze Lessicali SAT 4 - lezione 34

flying or passing through the air

prone to unexpected and sudden changes, usually gets worse or dangerous

the faculty to use free will and make decisions

the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services

the art of preserving the dead body of animals by skinning and then filling them with a specific substance in order to use them as decoration

a cruel ruler with absolute power

having absolute power over people and using it unfairly

a form of government where a single ruler or authority exercises absolute power without checks or limitations

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

the state of being helpful or useful for a specific situation

to kill someone by tightening a wire around their neck

to place soldiers in a specific location in order to defend a particulate place

to make amends for one's wrongdoings

to use someone or something in an unfair way, which is only advantageous to oneself

having an excessive and unhealthy interest in disturbing subjects, especially in death and disease

nearing the state of death

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

a specific thing that provides comfort to someone

to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one