Saturday, June 20, 2015

perilous

perilous     [Per-uh-luh s]

adjective. very dangerous 

"Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?" --USA National Anthem 
"Among 100,000 migrants entered Europe this year, about 2,000 were dead or missing during their perilous quest to reach the continent across the Mediterranean Sea."
"Severe winters are perilous for deers because they risk running out of fat reserves and dying."

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