Safety & Risk
Danger, protection, accidents, emergencies, and uncertainty.
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menace
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/ˈmɛnɪs/
Something or someone that is a danger or threat.
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cramp
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/kɹæmp/
to secure with a cramp
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retribution
C2
/ˌɹɛt.ɹɪˈbju.ʃən/
the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life
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fallout
C2
/ˈfɔːlˌaʊt/
the harmful or unpleasant consequences that follow an event or decision
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cocoon
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/kəˈkuːn/
The silky covering a caterpillar spins around itself before becoming a moth or butterfly.
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untraceable
C2
/ənˈtreɪsəbəl/
incapable of being traced or tracked down
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menacing
C2
/ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/
Seeming dangerous and likely to cause harm; threatening.
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maroon
C2
/məˈruːn/
to leave someone stranded and isolated in a remote place, especially an island
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insidious
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/ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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cautionary
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/ˈkɔʃəˌnɛɹi/
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
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coastguard
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/ˈkoʊstɡɑːrd/
chiefly British, an official employed to watch coastal waters, help vessels in danger, and enforce maritime law
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conflagration
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/ˌkɑnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
a large, destructive, and uncontrolled fire
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crossbones
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/ˈkrɔːsˌboʊnz/
two bones depicted or placed diagonally across one another, especially beneath a skull as a warning of danger or death
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catastrophically
C2
In a way that causes a disaster or terrible damage.
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menacingly
C2
/ˈmɛnəsɪŋli/
In a threatening way that suggests danger.
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inflammable
C2
/ɪnˈflæməbəl/
easily set on fire; flammable
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unwary
C2
/ənˈwɛri/
not alert to danger or deception
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overexposure
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/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
excessive exposure to something, especially something harmful such as radiation or sunlight
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imperil
C2
/ɪmˈper.əl/
formal: to put a person, thing, or undertaking at serious risk of harm, loss, or destruction
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incautious
C2
/ɪnˈkɑʃəs/
not sufficiently cautious; acting or speaking without proper care
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tocsin
C2
/ˈtɑksɪn/
a bell or bell signal sounded to warn people of danger
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premonitory
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/prəˈmɑnəˌtɔri/
serving as an advance warning or indication of something that is about to happen
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calamitously
C2
In a way that causes great damage or disaster.
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impend
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/ɪmˈpɛnd/
to be imminent or about to happen, especially as a threat or danger
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averter
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/əˈvɝtɚ/
a person, power, or thing that prevents or turns away danger, harm, or another unwanted event
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