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

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

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

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

5. To manage problems or difficulties successfully
4. cope
To manage problems or difficulties successfully

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

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

8. To interfere with the movement of
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. Not strictly enforced; Undemanding; careless
11. lax
Not strictly enforced;
Undemanding; careless
Not tight; loose

13. Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to
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 irate
headlong lax
hurtle 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. What is the noun form of negligent?
Question:
What is the noun form of negligent?

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

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

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

28. Question:
What might have an acrid smell?

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

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

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

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

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

34. How did the narrowness of the stairway contribute to the disaster?
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. How did their inadequate equipment hamper the firefighters?
Question:
How did their inadequate equipment hamper the firefighters?

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

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