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18 Cards in this Set
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anarchy
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noun:
1) Total absence of government 2) Lack of order; total confusion |
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assimilate
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verb:
1) to take in a part and absorb into the whole 2) to absorb in population |
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calamity
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noun: a disaster
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apprehend
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verb:
1) To seize; to arrest 2) To understand |
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dissention
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noun: a difference of opinion; dissagreemnt
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calamitous
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adjective: disastrous
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arraign
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verb: To bring before a court to face charges
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bizarre
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adjective: strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
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imminent
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adjective: about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future
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conspire
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verb: to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal
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elapse
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verb: to pass or slip by (used with time)
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lionize
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verb: to treat as a celebrity
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swelter
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verb: to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat
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meticulous
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adjective: Extremely careful; attentive to small details
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interrogate
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verb: to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner
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shackle
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noun:
1) ring/band to prevent movement 2) something to prevent free action |
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interrogation
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noun: the act of questioning
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sweltering
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adjective: hot or humid
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