from Into Thin Air vocab and concepts
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effect
result of some event.
speculate
think; guess
traverse
cross
jeopardize
endanger
crucial
extremely important; decisive
notorious
famous, usually in an unfavorable sense
innocuous
harmless
benign
here, favorable or harmless
apex
highest point
contradictions and incongruities
instances in which people don't do what they will do or when things don't come together as they should.
cause
reason why something happens.
tenuous
weak; slight
situational irony
when the opposite of what's expected or appropriate occurs.
deteriorate
worsen