Wordly Wise 8
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throng
A large number of people gather together; a crowd
casualty
A person killed or injured in a war or accident
inevitable
Bound to happen; unavoidable
negligent
Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention
impede
To get in the way of to interfere
initiate
To put into effect; to bring into use
headlong
With great speed or force; reckless
lax
not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless
congested
overcrowded, filled to full
acrid
sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell
stringent
strict, severe
smolder
to burn slowly without bursting into flames
cope
to manage problems or difficulties successfully
hurtle
to move with great force and speed
irate
very angry; furious
