Adventure And Exploration Terminology

adjective referring to something risky or uncertain

• Investing in the stock market can be quite chancy and requires careful consideration.
• Relying on luck in the stock market is pretty chancy, if you ask me.
• Playing the lottery is way too chancy for my liking.
• Taking a chancy leap of faith can sometimes lead to great rewards.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• It is not advisable to go hiking in the mountains by/on your lonesome.
• Hey, don't go exploring that abandoned house by/on your lonesome!
• You shouldn't be wandering around the city by/on your lonesome at night.
• Sometimes it's nice to have some time to think by/on your lonesome.