Wordly Wise 8

throng

1. A large number of people gathered together; a crowd. 2. To gather or move in large numbers.

congested

1. Overcrowded; filled to full. 2. Filled with fluid.

inevitable

1. bound to happen; unavoidable

negligent

1. failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to

casualty

1. person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident

acrid

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

stringent

1. strict; severe

smolder

1. to burn slowly without bursting into flames 2. to exist in a hidden starte before bursting into the open

impede

1. to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of

cope

1. to manage problems or difficulties successfully

initiate

1. to put into effect; to bring into use 2. to take in as a member

irate

1. very angry; furious

headlong

1. with great speed of force; reckless 2. recklessly; without time for careful thought

lax

adj. 1. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless. 2. Not tight; loose.

hurtle

to move with great force and speed