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Worldy Wise Book 7 Lesson 8
WW Bk7 Lesson 8
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English
7th Grade
03/12/2013

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acrid
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adj. irritating, bitter to the sense of taste or smell
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casualty
Definition
n. a person killed or injured in war or accident
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congested
congestion
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adj. overcrowed; filled too full
2. filled with fluid
1. n. the conditon of being overcrowded
2. the condition of being filled with fluid
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cope
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v. to manage problems or difficulties successfully
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headlong
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adj. with great speed or force; reckless
addv. reacklessly; without time for careful thought
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hurtle
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v. to move with great force and speed
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impede
impediment
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v. to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of
n. an obstacle; something that gets in the way
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inevitable
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adj. bound to happen; unavoidable
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iniate
initiation
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v. to put into effect; to bring into use
2. to take in as a member
1. n the act of beginning
2. the ceremony or process that makes one a member
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irate
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adj. very angry; furious
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lax
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adj. not strictly enforced; undemanding;careless
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negligent
negligence
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adj. failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to
n. the quality, state, or act of being negligent
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smolder
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v. to burn slowly without bursting into flames
2. to exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open
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stringent
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adj. severe; strict
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throng
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n. a large number of people gathered together; A CROWD
v. to gather or move in large numbers
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