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