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Wordly Wise 7, Ch. 8

The Triangle Fire

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acrid adj. sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell
casualty n. a person killed or injured in a war or accident
congested adj. 1. overcrowded; filled too full 2. filled with fluid
congestion n. 1. the condition of being overcrowded 2. the condition of being filled with fluid
cope v. to manage problems or difficulties successfully
headlong adj. with great speed or force; reckless adv. recklessly; without time for careful thought
hurtle v. to move with great force and speed
impede v. to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of
impediment an obstacle; something that gets in the way
inevitable adj. bound to happen; unavoidable
initiate v. 1. to put into effect; to bring into use 2. to take in as a member
initiation n. 1. the act of beginning 2. the ceremony or process that makes one a member
irate adj. very angry; furious
lax adj. 1. not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless 2. not tight; loose
negligent adj. failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to
negligence n. the quality, state, or act of failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to
smolder v. 1. to burn slowly without bursting into flames 2. to exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open
stringent adj. strict; severe
throng n. a large number of people gathered together; a crowd v. to gather or move in large numbers
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