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Wordly Wise Book 4 Lesson 8
Vocabulary
15
Language - English
6th Grade
05/03/2006

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Acrid
Definition
adj. Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell.
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Casualty
Definition
n. A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
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Congested
Definition
adj. Overcrowded; filled too full.

2. Filled with fluid.

Congestion
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Cope
Definition
v. To manage problems or difficulties successfully.
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Headlong
Definition
adj. With great speed or force; reckless.

adv. Recklessly; without time for careful thought.
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Hurtle
Definition
v. To move with great force and speed.
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Impede
Definition
v. To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of.

Impediment
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Inevitable
Definition
adj. Bound to happen; unavoidable.
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Initiate
Definition
v. To put into effect; to bring into use.

2. To take in as a member.

Initiation: The act of beginning.
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Irate
Definition
adj. Very angry; furious.
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Lax
Definition
adj. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless.

2. Not tight; loose.
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Negligent
Definition
adj. Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to.

Negligence
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Smolder
Definition
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
Definition
adj. Strict; severe.
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Throng
Definition
n. A large number of people gathered together; a crowd.

v. To gather or move in large numbers.
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