| A | B |
|---|
| acrid | sharp, irritating, bitter to the sense of taste or smell |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident |
| congested | overcrowded, filled too full; filled with fluid |
| cope | to manage problems or difficulties successfully |
| headlong | with great speed or force, reckless |
| hurtle | to move with great force or speed |
| impede | to get in the way of, to interfere with the movement of |
| inevitable | bound to happen; unavoidable |
| initiate | to put into effect, bring into use; take in as a member; beginning; ceremony making someone a member |
| irate | very angry, furious |
| lax | not strictly enforced; not tight; loose |
| negligent | failing to take proper care of or give proper attention to |
| smolder | to burn slowly without bursting into flames |
| stringent | strict, severe |
| throng | a large number of people gathered together, a crowd; to gather or move in large numbers |
| vivacious | lively, animated, cheerful |
| lethargic | drowsy, sluggish, sleepy, lazy |
| interminable | endless, constant, everlasting, perpetual |
| gullible | easily deceived, cheated, or tricked |
| pacific | peaceful; states bordering the Pacific Ocean |
