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jeopardize - To endanger or threaten the success or safety of something.

Drinking and driving can jeopardize not only your own life but also the lives of others.

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caustic - Sarcastic or severely critical, often in a hurtful or biting manner; or able to burn or corrode organic tissue, typically referring to chemicals or substances.

The caustic chemical spilled onto the floor and quickly started to eat away at the floor surface.

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casualty - A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

Though many people were injured when the bus crashed, thankfully there were no casualties.

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breach - An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.

I didn't trust him after he shared my secret, in what I regarded as a breach of trust.

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splinter - To fragment or shatter, losing unity or cohesion.

The mirror fell and splintered into hundreds of tiny shards.

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detonate - To cause something to explode suddenly and violently.

One small spark is enough to detonate a barrel of fireworks.

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precipice - A very sleep side of a cliff or a mountain.

At the top of the mountain, they gasped when they looked over the precipice in front of them.

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fatal - Something that can cause death.

Since Martha was a diabetic, she knew that eating that piece of strawberry shortcake could be a fatal mistake.

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tailspin - A rapid loss of control, a state of confusion, panic, or chaos, a sudden and dramatic decline or failure.

Because of engine trouble, the plane suddenly went into a tailspin, and the pilot struggled to regain control.

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scorching - Very hot.

When their car broke down in the desert, they didn't know if they would be able to survive in the scorching heat.

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inferno - A large fire that is dangerously out of control

The raging inferno that was consuming the forest would be a big challenge for the firefighters.

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disastrous - Leading to a complete failure or disaster, causing great damage or suffering

The hurricane had a disastrous effect on the small town.