Wordy Wise # 8

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which of the following can be lax?

a fishing line, supervision, rules

throng

a large number of people gathering through a crowd; to gather or move in large numbers

casualty

a person killed or injured in a war or accident.

which of the following result in a casualty?

a plane crash, war, earthquake

inevitable

bound to happen; unavoidable

Changing school in midyear is difficult but I'm sure you will be able to deal successfully with your new situation.

cope

negligent

failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to; the quality, state, or act of being negligent

which of the following is inevitable?

growing older, getting sick, increasing world population, changing in our daily lives

A huge rock moved with great speed and force down the mountain.

hurtled

A sailboat ran aground and got in the way of the other vessels.

impedied

The voters were extremely angry when the government broke a promise not to raise taxes.

irate

School discipline was not strictly enforced as a result students grades suffered.

lax

The garage was found to have failed to take proper care in repeating the cars breaks. So it was held responsible for the accident.

negligent

lax

not strictly enforced; undemanding careless; not tight; loose

congested

overcrowded, filled too full. filled with fluid, the condition of being filled with fluid.

acrid

sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell. Burning rubber gives off acrid fumes.

stringent

strict; severe

Crowds were present in large numbers at the airport to greet the Olympic team.

thronged

smolder

to burn slowly without bursting into flames; to exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open

impede

to get in the way of to interfere with the movement of. impediment -- an obstacle something that gets in the way.

hurtle

to move with great force and speed

irate

very angry; ferious

which of the following can smolder?

a fire, anger, resentment

Travelers had to cope with great numbers of slowly moving vehicles on the highway over Labor Day weekend.

congestion

headlong

with great speed or force or reckless, recklessly without time fore careful thought

cope

to manage problems or difficulties successfully

which of the following can be a throng?

a flock of seagulls a crowd of people

which of the following could hurtle through the air?

a jet fighter, a baseball, a falling rock

Which of the following can be inherited?

a new member, a new project, a new rule

Which of the following can suffer from congestion?

city street, theater lobby, car, the passage of ones nose.

Make sure the campfire is out, or it will continue to burn. Even though it might not even burst into flames.

smolder

The banks rules are so strictly enforced that managers have very little latitude when making loans.

stringent

initiate

to put into effect; to take in as a member; a ceremony or process that makes one a member


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