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   adventure

   /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃə/

   noun

   • 1. an unusual and exciting or daring experience: "her recent adventures in Italy" Similar exploitescapadedeedfeattrialexperienceincidentoccurrenceeventhappeningepisodeaffairstuntcaperrompanticquestcrusadecampaignventure
   • ▪ excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks: "she travelled the world in search of adventure" Similar excitementexciting experiencethrillstimulationriskriskinessdangerdangerousnesshazardhazardousnessperilperilousnessuncertaintyprecariousnessinformal:a kicka buzza charge
   • ▪ a reckless or potentially hazardous action or enterprise: "in any military adventure, the first casualty is truth"
   • ▪ a commercial venture: "I sold my East India adventure of £250 principal for £750"

   verb

   • 1. engage in daring or risky activity: dated "they had adventured into the forest"
   • ▪ put (one's money or life) at risk: dated "he adventured £300 in the purchase of land"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French aventure (noun), aventurer (verb), based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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