intrigue adversary ramification jeopardise precaution

intrigue

in·trigue1 /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ verb

1. [transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:
   • Other people’s houses always intrigued her.
2. [intransitive] formal to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of power
   • intrigue against
     • While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.

adversary

ad·ver·sa·ry /ˈædvəsəri $ ˈædvərseri/noun (plural adversaries) [countable]

• formal a country or person you are fighting or competing against SYN opponent:
  • his old adversary

ramification

ram·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌræmɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable usually plural] formal

an additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it → implications, implication:

• an agreement which was to have significant ramifications for British politics
• ramification of
  • the practical ramifications of taking on a new job
• legal/political/economic etc ramifications
  • the environmental ramifications of the road-building program

jeopardise

jeop·ar·dize (also jeopardise British English) /ˈdʒepədaɪz $ -ər-/ verb [transitive]

to risk losing or spoiling something important:

• large-scale military offensives which could jeopardize the UN peace process

precaution

pre·cau·tion /prɪˈkɔːʃən $ -ˈkɒː-/noun [countable usually plural]

• something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening:
  • Fire precautions were neglected.
• as a precaution
  • The traffic barriers were put there as a safety precaution.
• precaution against
  • Save your work often as a precaution against computer failure.
• wise/sensible precaution
  • The trails are well marked, but carrying a map is a wise precaution.
• Vets took precautions to prevent the spread of the disease.
• take the precaution of doing something
  • I took the precaution of insuring my camera.