Vocab Lesson 6 Flashcards

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Anarchy

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Total absence of government.

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Anarchy

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Lack of order; total confusion

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Apprehend

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To seize, to arrest

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Apprehend

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To grasp the meaning of; to understand

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5
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Arraign

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To bring before a court to face charges

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6
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Assimilate

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To absorb into a population

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Assimilate

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To take part in and absorb into the whole

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8
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Bizarre

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Strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar

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Calamity

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An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster

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Conspire

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To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal

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Conspire

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To join or act together

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12
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Conspire

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A joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts

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Dissension

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A difference of opinion; disagreement

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14
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Elapse

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To pass or slip by (used with time)

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Imminent

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About to happen; likely yo occur in the very near future

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Interrogate

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To ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner

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Interrogate

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The act of questioning

18
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Lionize

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To treat as a celeberty

19
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Meticulous

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Extremely careful; attentive to small details

20
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Shackle

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A ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement

21
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Shackle

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Something that prevents fee action

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Shackle

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To prevent freedom of action

23
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Swelter

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To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat.

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Swelter

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To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat

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Swelter

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Very hot and humid; uncomfortable because of extremely hot weather