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   per·il

   /ˈperəl/

   noun

   • 1. serious and immediate danger: "a setback to the state could present a peril to the regime"
   • ▪ the dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity: "she first witnessed the perils of pop stardom a decade ago"

   verb

   • 1. expose to danger; threaten: archaic "Jonathon periled his life for love of David"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin peric(u)lum ‘danger’, from the base of experiri‘to try’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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