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pharmaceuticals. 2 malice, maliciousness, malevolence, ill will,<br />

malignity, animosity, hate, hatred, hostility, antagonism,<br />

spite, spitefulness, spleen, rancour, bitterness,<br />

embitteredness, gall, poison, poisonousness, virulence: Vinnie<br />

was totally unprepared for the venom of the attack.<br />

venomous adj. 1 poisonous, deadly, toxic, dangerous, life-threatening,<br />

lethal: There are few venomous snakes in the British Isles. 2<br />

poisonous, virulent, malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant,<br />

savage, baleful, envenomed, hostile, antagonistic, spiteful,<br />

splenetic, acerbic, rancorous, bitter, embittered, mean,<br />

vicious: That venomous little man caused me to lose my job.<br />

vent<br />

n. 1 opening, slit, slot, hole, aperture, air-hole, blow-hole,<br />

spiracle, orifice, outlet, inlet, funnel, flue, duct, passage;<br />

fumarole, fissure, pipe, mofette or moffette: The tepee has a<br />

vent at the peak to let the smoke of the fire escape. 2 give<br />

vent to. See 3, below.<br />

--v. 3 give vent to, express, verbalize, air, articulate,<br />

enunciate, declare, voice, announce, communicate, pronounce,<br />

proclaim, reveal, release, let go, let loose, allow to become<br />

known, make known, blurt out, make public, broadcast: Has<br />

Margie ever vented her true feelings about your work as a bomb<br />

disposal expert? Arnold vents his spleen on any unfortunate who<br />

will stand for it. 4 discharge, release, emit, eject, issue,<br />

empty, dump, expel, send or pour out or forth, throw out: It is<br />

illegal to vent poisonous fumes into the atmosphere.<br />

venture n. 1 risk, chance, hazardous undertaking, experiment,<br />

speculation, gamble, plunge, fling: Their new publishing<br />

venture turned out to be quite a success.<br />

--v. 2 dare(say), make bold, hazard, volunteer, tender, offer,<br />

broach, advance, proffer, put forward: Ambrose ventured some<br />

nasty remark and was asked to leave. 3 jeopardize, risk,<br />

endanger, hazard, imperil; gamble, bet, wager, plunge, put down:<br />

Thomas ventured his last chip on the number four.<br />

venturesome<br />

adj. 1 daring, bold, intrepid, adventurous, courageous, plucky,<br />

adventuresome, audacious, fearless, doughty, brave, spirited:<br />

Henderson felt that he was being truly venturesome by sailing

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