perilous
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ə adjective
involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
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| —adj | |
| very hazardous or dangerous: a perilous journey | |
| 'perilously | |
| —adv | |
| 'perilousness | |
| —n | |
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Perilous
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is predominate. Does it mean:
| Acuteness or discernment. |
| To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree. |
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Word Origin & History
perilous
late 13c., from O.Fr. perillous (Fr. périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from L. periculosus, from periculum "dangerous" (see peril).
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Example sentences
Her perilous dash from sandy nest to open sea is the first of many dangerous journeys she makes.
The floor is scummy and perilous to walk on.
The center is at the peak of its influence, a perilous place to be.
Since it's heeled onto one side, they'll have to learn how to walk on walls and scale the sloping, perilous decks.
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