| A | B |
|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government; lack of order; total confusion |
| apprehend | to seize; to arrest; to grasp the meaning of; to understand |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face charges. |
| assimilate | to absorb into a population; to take in a part and absorb into the whole |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary; perculiar. |
| calamity | an event that causes great suffering and harm; disaster. |
| conspire | to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal; to join or act together |
| conspiracy | a joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts |
| dissension | a difference of poinion; disagreement |
| 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 |
| interrogation | the act of questioning |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | a ring or band put around the arm or 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 |
