Quizlet Wordly Wise #8

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  1. acrid: adj. Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the taste or smell.
  2. casualty: n. A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
  3. congested: adj. 1. Overcrowded; filled too much. 2. Filled with fluid.
  4. congestion: n. 1. The condition of being overcrowded. 2. The condition of being filled with fluid.
  5. cope: v. To manage problems or difficulties successfully.
  6. headlong: adj. With great speed or force; reckless. adv.: Recklessy; without time for careful thought.
  7. hurtle: v. To move with great force and speed.
  8. impede: v. To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of.
  9. impediment: n. An obstacle; something that gets in the way.
  10. inevitable: adj. Bound to happen; unavoidable.
  11. initiate: v. 1. To put into effect; to bring into use. 2. To take in as a member.
  12. initiation: n. 1. The act of beginning. 2. The ceremony or process that makes one a member.
  13. irate: adj. Very angry; furious.
  14. lax: adj. 1. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless. 2. Not tight; loose.
  15. negligence: n. The quality, state, or act of being negligent.
  16. negligent: adj. Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to.
  17. smolder: v. 1. To burn slowly without bursting into flames. 2. To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open.
  18. stringent: adj. Strict; severe.
  19. throng: n. A large number of people gathered together; a crowd. v. To gather or move in large numbers.