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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

gibbet

noun

Definition

a frame for displaying executed criminals

In a sentence

The gibbet stood at the crossroads.

Similar words

  • gallows

Why this word matters: gibbet appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.