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WW Unit 6 Vocab
Grade 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government |
| anarchy (2) | lack of order; total confusion |
| apprehend | to seize; to arrest |
| apprehend (2) | to grasp the meaning of; to understand |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face charges |
| assimilate | to absorb into a population |
| assimilate (2) | 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; a disaster |
| calamitous | disastrous |
| conspire | to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal |
| conspire (2) | to join or act together |
| conspiracy | a joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts |
| 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 thorough or formal manner |
| interrogation | the act of questioning |
| 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 free movement |
| shackle (2) | something that prevents free action |
| shackle (v) | to prevent freedom of action |
| swelter | to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |
| sweltering | very hot and humid; uncomfortable because of extremely hot weather |