Lesson 6 Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Apprehend
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- To seize; to arrest
2. To grasp the meaning of; to understand
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Anarchy
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- Total absence of government
2. Lack of order; total confusion
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Arrign
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To bring before a court to face charges
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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
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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
- To join or act together
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Dissension
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A difference of opinion; disagreement
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Elapse
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To pass or slip by
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Imminent
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About to happen; likely to occur in the near future
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Interrogate
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To ask questions of, especially in a through formal manner
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Lionize
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To treat as a celebrity
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful; attentive to small details
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Shackle
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- A ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement
- Something that prevents free action
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Swelter
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To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat
