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Wordly Wise 8

Wordly Wise 8. Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren. 1. acrid. Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell. 2. casualty. A person killed or injured in war or an accident. 3. congested. Overcrowded; filled to full Filled with fluid. 4. cope.

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Wordly Wise 8

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  1. Wordly Wise 8 Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren

  2. 1. acrid Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell

  3. 2. casualty A person killed or injured in war or an accident

  4. 3. congested Overcrowded; filled to full Filled with fluid

  5. 4. cope To manage problems or difficulties successfully

  6. 5. headlong With great speed or force; reckless Recklessly; without time or careful thought

  7. 6. hurtle To move with great force and speed

  8. 7. impede To get in the way of; To interfere with the movement of

  9. 8. inevitable Bound to happen; unavoidable

  10. 9. initiate To put into effect; to bring into use To take in as a member

  11. 10. irate Very angry; furious

  12. 11. lax Not strictly enforced; Undemanding; careless Not tight; loose

  13. 12. negligent Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to

  14. 13. smolder To burn slowly without bursting into flames; To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open

  15. 14. stringent Strict; severe

  16. 15. throng A large number of people gathered together; A crowd; To gather or move in large numbers

  17. List • acrid 7. impede • casualty 8. inevitable • congested 9. initiate • cope 10. irate • headlong 11. lax • hurtle 12. negligent

  18. List 13. smolder 14. stringent 15. throng

  19. Test Format: Fifteen fill in the blank sentences with a word bank. The word bank will have the vocabulary word as listed in the form given in the book. You will have to decide if you need to change the word in any way. You may have to change the tense or form of the word.The form must be spelled properly!

  20. Strategies for Studying: Create three lists of the vocabulary words: a. Nouns b. Adjectives c. Verbs Knowing how the word functions will help you select the right word to fill in the blank.

  21. nouns: • casualty • congestion • impediment • initiation • negligence • throng

  22. adjectives: • acrid 7. negligent • congested 8. stringent • headlong • inevitable • irate • lax

  23. verbs • cope • hurtle • impede • initiate • smolder • throng

  24. Question: What is the noun form of negligent?

  25. Question: What is the noun form of impede?

  26. Question: What word means “to move in large numbers”?

  27. Question: Which word means “not tight; loose”?

  28. Question: What might have an acrid smell?

  29. Question: Why did the fleeing women have trouble breathing?

  30. Question: What happened to the women who jumped from the windows?

  31. Question: What was the number of victims of the Triangle fire?

  32. Question: What did the official inquiry fail to do?

  33. Question: Why were the citizens of New York irate?

  34. Question: How did the narrowness of the stairway contribute to the disaster?

  35. Question: Did the women leave the work area in an orderly manner?

  36. Question: How did their inadequate equipment hamper the firefighters?

  37. Question: How did the people of New York pay their respects to the dead women?

  38. Question: What was so terrible about the lack of concern by the authorities?

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