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Language Arts Lesson 8 Vocab.
Test March 11, 2009. Study!
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Language - English
7th Grade
02/26/2009

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Acrid
Definition
Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell.
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Casualty
Definition
A person killed in a war or accident.
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Congested
Definition
-Overcrowded; filled too full
-Filled with fluid

-The condition of being overcrowded.
-The condition of being filled with fluid.
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Cope
Definition
To manage problems or difficulties successfully.
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Headlong
Definition
-With great speed or force; reckless.
-Recklessly; without time for careful thought.
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Hurtle
Definition
To move with great force and speed.
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Impede
Definition
To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of.
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Inevitable
Definition
Bound to happen; unavoidable
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Initiate
Definition
-To put into effect; to bring into use.
-To take in as a member
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Irate
Definition
Very angry; furious.
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Lax
Definition
-Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless
-Not tight; loose.
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Negligent
Definition
Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to.
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Smolder
Definition
-To burn slowly without bursting into flames.
-To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open.
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Stringent
Definition
Strict; severe
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Throng
Definition
-A large number of people gathered together; a crowd.
-To gather or move in large numbers.
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