| A | B |
|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government |
| apprehend | to seize; to arrest |
| arraign | bring before court to face charges |
| assimilate | absorb into a population |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire | plan toether secretly to do something wrong or illegal |
| dissension | difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | to pass or slip by |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to occur |
| interrogate | to ask questions especially in a formal manner |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement |
| swelter | to suffer from great heat |
