| Term | Definition |
| anarchy | total absence of government |
| apprehend | to seize;to arrest |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face charges |
| assimilate | to absorb into a population |
| 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 somethign wrong or illegal |
| dissension | a difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | to pass or slip by |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future |
| interrogate | to ask questions of; especially in a thorough or 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 free movement; something that prevents free action |
| swelter | to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |