lesson 6 Flashcards
arraign
to bring before a court to face with charges
meticulous
Extremely careful: attentive to small details
conspire
To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal. To join or act together.
anarchy
Total absence of government; Lack of order, total confusion
shackle
A ring or band put around the arm of 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
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
bizarre
strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
assimilate
To absorb into a population; To take in a part and absorb into the whole
apprehend
to seize; to arrest; to grasp the meaning of : to understand
calamity
An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster
dissension
A difference of opinion; disagreement
lionize
To treat as a celebrity
