Chapter 6 Flashcards
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anarchy
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- total absence of government
2. lack of order; total confusion
2
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apprehend
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- to seize; to arrest
2. to grasp the meaning of; to understand
3
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arraign
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to bring before a court to face charges
4
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assimilate
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- to absorb into a population
2. to take in a part and absorb into the whole
5
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bizarre
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strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
6
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calamity
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an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster
7
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calamitous
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disastrous
8
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conspire
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- to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal
- to join or act together
9
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conspiracy
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a joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts
10
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dissension
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a difference of opinion; disagreement
11
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elapse
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to pass or slip by (used with time)
12
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imminent
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about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future
13
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interrogate
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to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner
14
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
15
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meticulous
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extremely careful; attentive to small details
