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Wordly Wise Lesson 8
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell | Acrid |
| A person killed or injured in a war or accident | Casualty |
| Overcrowded; filled too full | Congested |
| Filled with fluid | Congested |
| To manage problems or difficulties successfully | Cope |
| With great speed or force; reckless | Headlong |
| Recklessly; without time for careful thought | Headlong |
| To move with great force and speed | Hurtle |
| To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of | Impede |
| Bound to happen; unavoidable | Inevitable |
| To put into effect; to bring into use | Initiate |
| To take in as a member | Initiate |
| Very angry; furious | Irate |
| Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless | Lax |
| Not tight; loose | Lax |
| Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to | Negligent |
| To burn slowly without bursting into flames | Smolder |
| To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open | Smolder |
| Strict; severe | Stringent |
| A large number of people gathered together; a crowd | Throng |
| To gather or move in large numbers | Throng |