| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acrid | Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the senses of taste or smell. |
| casualty | A person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
| congested | 1. Overcrowded; filled too full. 2. Filled with fluid. |
| congestion | 1. The condition of being overcrowded. 2. The condition of being filled with fluid. |
| cope | To manage problems or difficulties successfully. |
| headlong | 1. With great speed or force; reckless. 2. 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. |
| impediment | An obstacle; something that gets in the way. |
| inevitable | Bound to happen; unavoidable. |
| initiate | 1. To put into effect; to bring into use. 2. To take in as a member. |
| initiation | 1. The act of beginning. 2. The ceremony or process that makes one a member. |
| irate | Very angry; furious. |
| lax | 1. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless. 2. Not tight; loose. |
| negligent | Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to. The quality, state, or act of being negligent. |
| smolder | 1. To burn slowly without bursting into flames. 2. 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. |
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