anarchy

n. 1. total absence of government

    2. lack of order; total confusion

apprehend

v. 1.  to seize; to arrest

    2.  to grasp the meaning of; to understand

arraign

v. to bring before a court to face charges

bizzare

adj. strikingly out of ordinary; peculiar

assimilate

v. 1. to absorb into a population

    2. to take in a part and absorb into a whole

calamity

n. an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster

    calamitous: adj.  disastrous

conspire

v.  1.  to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal

     2.  to join or act together

     conspiracy: n.  a joining with others to plan or carry out unlawful acts

dissension

n. a difference of opinion; disagreement

elapse

v.  to pass or slip by (used with time)

imminent

adj. about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future

interrogate

v.  to ask questions of, especially in a thorough ot formal manner

     interrogation: n. the act of questioning

lionize

v.  to treat as a celebrity

meticulous

adj. extremely careful; attentive to small details

shackle

n. 1. a ring or band out around the arm or leg to prevent free movement

    2. something the prevents free action

v.  to prevent freedom of action

swelter

v.  to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat

adj.  very hot and humid; uncomfortable beacuse of extremely hot weather