Precarious Mnemonic
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precarious
precarious
/pɹəˈkɛəɹi.əs/
Examples
- The state of the hieromonk was precarious.
- The remainder of the building is in a precarious condition.
- It was the most tricky and precarious part of the duty.
- The situation around the bishopric was very precarious.
- The British were in a precarious situation with the Issue of Mosul.
- Even before the war, the state of the Spanish empire was precarious.
- The bill contains hortatory language but is precariously weak in the details.
- The security situation in the Khost Gardez Pass remains precarious.
- The war has made the life of women more precarious.
- Climbing out of the bay the path passes the precarious Logan Rock.
affording no ease or reassurance
adjective
fraught with danger
adjective
not secure; beset with difficulties
adjective
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"Pre + Care + Us. We need to take extra care or we might fall."
Pre + Car + E + Us. Before our car let us ride, we checked if the journey was safe or dicey.
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