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adventure vs venture

adventure

Definitions

verb

  1. put at risk
  2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

noun

  1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

Examples

Poor Sulkorig is dead by misadventure, his head broken by the hoof of the Lord Constable's horse.

It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823).

If the adventurers try to reach location 14 they will have to pass scores of biting faces and clutching hands.

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venture

Definitions

verb

  1. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  2. put at risk
  3. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

noun

  1. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
  2. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
  3. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

Examples

If the stylist is still alive and well today, it’s only because Ms. Houston hadn’t also tripped over the long train on that gown, but I’d venture a guess that his or her days of working for Whitney are Oh-Oh-Ooooh-Oh-ver.

Poor Sulkorig is dead by misadventure, his head broken by the hoof of the Lord Constable's horse.

It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823).

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