Lesson 6 Flashcards

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To seize to arrest

To grasp the meaning of to understand

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Apprehend

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Total absence of govt

Lack of order total confusion

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Anarchy

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2
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To bring before a court to face charges

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Arraign

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3
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To absorb into population

To take in a part and absorb into the whole

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Assimilate

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4
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Strikingly out of the ordinary peculiar

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Bizarre

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5
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An event that causes great suffering and harm a disaster

Disastrous

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Calamity

Calamitous

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6
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To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal
To join or act together
A joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts

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Conspire

Conspiracy

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7
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A difference of opinion disagreement

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Dissension

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8
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To pass of slip by (used with time)

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Elapse

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9
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About to happen likely to occur in the very near future

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Imminent

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10
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To ask questions of especially in a thorough or formal matter
The act of questioning

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Interrogate

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11
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To treat as a celebrity

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Lionize

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12
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Extremely careful attentive to small details

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Meticulous

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13
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A ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement
Something that prevents free action
To prevent freedom of action

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Shackle

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14
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To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat

Very hot and humid uncomfortable because of extremely hot weather.

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Swelter

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