| A | B |
|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government, chaos |
| apprehend | seize or arrest, understand |
| arraign | to bring before court on charges |
| assimilate | to absorb into the population, absorb in to the whole |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary, peculiar |
| calamity | major disaster |
| conspire | plan secretly to do something wrong |
| dissension | difference of opinion, disagreement |
| elapse | to pass by |
| imminent | about to happen in the very near future |
| interrogate | to ask questions |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful; attentive to detail |
| shackle | a band put around arm or leg that restricts freedom of movement |
| swelter | overcome by great heat, very hot or humid |
