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Wordly Wise Lesson 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 or speed |
| impede | (v) to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of |
| impediment | (n) 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 being negligent |
| 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 |