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19 Cards in this Set
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Anarchy
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1.total absence or government 2. Lack of order; total confusion
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Apprehend
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1.to seize; to arrest. 2. To grasp the meaning or; to understand
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Arraign
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To bring before a court to face charges
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Assimilate
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1.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 or 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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Calamitous
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Disastrous
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Conspire
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1.to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal 2. To join or act together
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Conspiracy
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A joining with others out plan or carry out unlawful acts
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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 (used with time)
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Imminent
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About to happen; likely to 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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Interrogation
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The act of questioning
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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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n. 1.a ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement 2. Something that prevents free action v. to prevent freedom of action
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Swelter
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To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat
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Sweltering
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Very hot and humid; uncomfortable because of extremely hot weather
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