Medicines can be harmful if taken by the wrong person.
menacing
The captain waved his hook at Peter in a menacing fashion.
risky
They decided the adventure was getting too risky.
treacherous
Road conditions were treacherous in the thick fog.
unsafe
The bridge was rotten and unsafe to cross.
ANTONYM: safe
dark ADJECTIVE
When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly.
black
The night was black and stormy.
dim
They could hardly see in the dim hallway.
gloomy
Rooms in the old castle were damp and gloomy.
murky
The submarine moved slowly in the murky depths of the ocean.
shadowy
A shadowy figure emerged from the misty woods.
unlit
It looked as if no one was home as all the rooms were unlit.
delicious ADJECTIVE
Food that is delicious tastes or smells very nice.
mouthwatering
At the village fair, the smell of frying onions was mouthwatering.
scrumptious INFORMAL
When we got home from school, Mum made us a scrumptious apple pie.
tasty
Andrew enjoyed a tasty snack on his way home from football training.
ANTONYM: horrible
demonstrate (1) VERB
If someone demonstrates something, they show you how to do it.
explain
Jamie explained how to separate the yolks and whites of eggs.
illustrate
Our music teacher illustrated how to play the violin.
demonstrate (2) VERB
If people demonstrate, they hold a public meeting or march to show they are strongly for or against something.
march
Sometimes thousands of people march in the capital to make their feelings known to the government.
protest
When people protest, they often meet to carry banners and shout slogans.
deserted ADJECTIVE
If a place is deserted, there are no people there.
abandoned
In the middle of the wood, the boys came upon an abandoned cottage.
empty