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Wordly Wise 8.6
Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anarchy | Total absence of government. Lack of order; total confusion. |
| apprehend | To seize; to arrest. To grasp the meaning of; to understand. |
| arraign | To bring before a court to face charges. |
| assimilate | To absorb into a population. To take in a part and absorb into a whole. |
| bizarre | Strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar. |
| calamity | An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster. |
| conspire | To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal. To join or work together. |
| dissension | A difference of opinion; a dissagreement. |
| elapse | To pass or slip by, (used with time). |
| imminent | About to happen; likley to occur in the very near future. |
| interrogate | To ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner. |
| lionize | To treat as a celebraty. |
| meticulous | Extremely careful; attentive to small details. |
| shackle | A ring or band put around an arm or leg to prevent free movement. |