Worldly Wise Lesson 6
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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 population. 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. 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. Something that prevents free action. 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. |
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