Lesson 8

throng

a large number of people gathered together; a crowd

casuality

a person killed or injured in a war or accident

inevitable

bound to happen; unavoidable

neglient

failing to take proper care of

lax

not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless

congested

overcrowded; filled too full filled with fluid condition of being overcrowded

acrid

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

stringent

strict; severe

smolder

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

impede

to get in the way of; to interfere

cope

to manage problems or difficulties successfully

hurtle

to move with great speed and force

initiate

to put into effect; to bring into use to take in a member

irate

very angry; furious

headlong

with great speed or force; reckless