Answer:
1. the act of calling a prisoner to court to answer an indictment - arraignment
2. a rank held by commissioned officers - lieutenant
3. worn out completely; very tired - exhausted
4. offering or providing help; functioning in a subsidiary capacity - auxiliary
5. a narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land - isthmus
6. the national legislature of various countries, often composed of the nobility, clergy, and commons - parliament
7. to invigorate, stimulate, elate - exhilarate
8. flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch - bouquet