English Vocab Lesson 8

Question 1

Acrid

Answer 1

Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of smell

Question 2

Casualty

Answer 2

A person killed or injured in a war or accident

Question 3

Congested

Answer 3

Overcrowded; filled too full - Filled with fluid - The condition of being overcrowded- The condition of being filled with fluid

Question 4

Cope

Answer 4

To manage problems or difficulties succesfully

Question 5

Headlong

Answer 5

With great speed or force; reckless - Recklessly; without time for careful thought

Question 6

Hurtle

Answer 6

To move with great force and speed

Question 7

Impede

Answer 7

To get in the way of; to intervene with the movement of - An obstacle; something that gets in the way

Question 8

Inevitable

Answer 8

Bound to happen; unavoidable

Question 9

Initiate

Answer 9

To put into effect; to bring into use - To take in as a member - The act of beginning - The ceremony or process that makes one a member

Question 10

Irate

Answer 10

Very angry; furious

Question 11

Lax

Answer 11

Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless - Not tight; loose

Question 12

Negligent

Answer 12

Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to - The quality, state, or act of being negligent

Question 13

Smolder

Answer 13

To burn slowly without bursting into flames - To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open

Question 14

Stringent

Answer 14

Strict; severe

Question 15

Throng

Answer 15

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