click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
8 Vocab # 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anarchy | n. total absence of government |
| apprehend | v. to seize; to arrest |
| arraign | v. to bring before a court to face charges |
| assimilate | v. to absorb into a population |
| bizarre | adj. strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | n. an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire | v. to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal |
| dissension | n. a difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | v. to pass or slip by |
| imminent | adj. about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate | v. to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner |
| lionize | v. to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | adj. extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | v. something that prevents free action |
| swelter | v. to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |