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Verbs
1. (verb) endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten;
  - pose a threat to; present a danger to;
  - “The pollution is endangering the crops”;

2. (verb) adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture;
  - put at risk;
  - “I will stake my good reputation for this”;

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Adjectives
1. (adj.) amicable;
  - characterized by friendship and good will;

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Nouns
1. (n.) derivation;
  - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues);
  - “he prefers shoes of Italian derivation”; “music of Turkish derivation”;

2. (n.) derivation, deriving, etymologizing;
  - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase;

3. (n.) derivation;
  - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions;

4. (n.) derivation;
  - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation;
  - “`singer’ from `sing’ or `undo’ from `do’ are examples of derivations”;

5. (n.) ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage;
  - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline;

6. (n.) derivation;
  - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body;

7. (n.) derivation;
  - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation;

8. (n.) derivation;
  - the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin;

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Nouns
1. (n.) invective, vitriol, vituperation;
  - abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will;

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Adjectives
1. (adj.) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground;
  - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
  - “clandestine intelligence operations”; “cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”; “hole-and-corner intrigue”; “secret missions”; “a secret agent”; “secret sales of arms”; “surreptitious mobilization of troops”; “an undercover investigation”; “underground resistance”;

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