Wordlywise Book7 Lesson8

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acrid

Back 1

adj. sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell

Front 2

casualty

Back 2

n. a person killed or injured in a war or accident

Front 3

congested

Back 3

adj1. overcrowded; filled too full

2. filled with fluid

congestion n1. the condition of being overcrowded

2. the condition of being filled with fluid

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cope

Back 4

v. to manage problems or difficulties successfully

Front 5

headlong

Back 5

adj. with great speed or force; reckless

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hurtle

Back 6

v. to move with great force and speed

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impede

Back 7

v. to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of

impediment n. an obstacle; something that gets in the way

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inevitable

Back 8

adj. bound to happen; unavoidable

Front 9

initiate

Back 9

v1. to put into effect; to bring into use

2. to take in as a member

initiation n1. the act of beginning

2. the ceremony or process that makes one a member

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irate

Back 10

adj. very angry; furious

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lax

Back 11

adj1. not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless

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negligent

Back 12

adj. failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to

negligence n. the quality, state, or act of being negligent

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smolder

Back 13

v1. to burn slowly without bursting into flames

2. to exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open

Front 14

stringent

Back 14

adj. strict; severe

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throng

Back 15

n. a large number of people gathered together, a crowd

v. to gather or move in large numbers