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lesson 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government OR lack of order; confusion |
| apprehend | to seize; to arrest OR to grasp the meaning of ; to understand |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face charges |
| assimilate | to absorb into a population OR to take in a part and absorb into the whole |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | an event that causes great suffering and harm; disaster |
| conspire | to plan secretly to do something wrong or illegal OR to join or act together |
| dissension | a difference of opinion;disagreement |
| elapse | to pass or slip by (used with time) |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate | to ask questions of, especially in a formal manner |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | a ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent movement OR something that prevents free action |