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  • 71plight — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plihtan to endanger, from pliht danger; akin to Old English plēon to expose to danger, Old High German pflegan to take care of Date: 13th century to put or give in pledge ; engage <&#8230; …

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  • 72compromise — com·pro·mise 1 n: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit compromise 2 vb mised, mis·ing vt: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise cases in which a dispute is compromised E. A. Farnsworth and W …

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  • 73dangereux — DANGEREUX, EUSE. adj. Périlleux, qui met en danger, qui expose au danger. Un mal dangereux. Maladie dangereuse. Blessure dangereuse. Cela est d une dangereuse conséquence. Il est dangereux de s égarer la nuit dans les forêts. [b]f♛/b] On dit qu&#8230; …

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  • 74peril — noun a situation of serious and immediate danger. verb (perils, perilling, perilled; US perils, periling, periled) archaic expose to danger. Phrases at one s peril at one s own risk. in (or at …

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  • 75peril — I. n. Danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk. II. v. a. Risk, endanger, imperil, jeopard, hazard, put in danger, expose to danger …

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  • 76endanger — verb the pollutants endanger the fish Syn: imperil, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger; threaten, pose a threat to, be a danger to, be detrimental to, damage, injure, harm; archaic peril …

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  • 77risk — [n] chance taken accident, contingency, danger, exposedness, exposure, flyer*, fortuity, fortune, gamble, hazard, header, jeopardy, liability, liableness, luck, openness, opportunity, peril, plunge, possibility, prospect, shot in the dark*,&#8230; …

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  • 78risk — ► NOUN 1) a situation involving exposure to danger. 2) the possibility that something unpleasant will happen. 3) a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk: a fire risk. ► VERB 1) expose to danger or loss. 2) act in such a&#8230; …

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  • 79hazard — [haz′ərd] n. [ME &LT; OFr hasard, game of dice, adventure &LT; ? Ar az zahr, for Egypt colloq. Ar al zahr, dice] 1. an early game of chance played with dice, from which craps is derived 2. chance, or a chance occurrence 3. a) risk; peril; danger; …

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  • 80endanger — v imperil, expose to danger, jeopardize, put in jeopardy; hazard, expose, risk, venture, take a chance, tempt fate; put on a spot, commit, involve, sail too near the wind; call attention to, bring into the open …

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