WW 8 Flashcards

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Acrid

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

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Casualty

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A person killed or injured in a war or accident

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Congested

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

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4
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Cope

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To manage problems or difficulties successfully

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5
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Headlong

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

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Hurtle

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To move with great force and speed

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7
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Impede

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To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of, An obstacle; something that gets in the way

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8
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Inevitable

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Bound to happen; unavoidable

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9
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Initiate

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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

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10
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Irate

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Very angry; furious.

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11
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Lax

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

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Negligent

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

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Smolder

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

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14
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Stringent

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Strict; severe

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Throng

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

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