| A | B |
| acrid | (adj.) Sharp, irritating, or bitter sense of taste or smell. |
| casualty | (n.) A person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
| congested | (adj.) 1. Overcrowded; filled too full. 2. Filled with fluid. |
| cope | (v.) To manage problems or difficulties successfully. |
| headlong | (adj.) With great speed or force; reckless. (adv.) Recklessly; without time for careful thought. |
| hurtle | (v.) To move with great force and speed. |
| impede | (v.) To get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of. |
| inevitable | (adj.) Bound to happen; unavoidable. |
| initiate | (v.) 1. To put into effect; to bring into use. 2. To take in as a member. |
| irate | (adj.) Very angry; furious. |
| lax | (adj.) 1. Not strictly enforced; undemanding; careless. 2. Not tight; loose. |
| negligent | (adj.) Failing to take proper care of or to give porper attention to. |
| smolder | (v.) 1. To burn slowly without bursting into flames. 2. To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open. |
| stringent | (adj.) Strict; severe. |
| throng | (n.) A large number of people gathered together; a crowd. (v.) To gather or move in large numbers. |