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

to rob, plunder, or loot, typically during times of war or civil unrest

відлучка

виправдувати

абстрагувати

difficult to understand due to being complex or obscure

неналежний

необачно

нахабний

зухвалість

not capable of being carried out or put into practice

not politic

шматок опору

по частинах

give life-time employment to

very delicate, watery, or thin

нестримний

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