gamble
gam-ble / găm-bəl
noun a risky venture Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. Timothy Keller, 1950 - a bet or wager A person who has not made peace with his losses is likely to accept gambles that would be unacceptable to him otherwise. Daniel Kahneman, 1934 - verb to play a game for financial gain I tell everybody that I cheat so they won't gamble with me. Jack Nicholson, 1937 - to bet on a particular outcome Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir, 1908-1986 to take a risk hoping for some type of gain If you don’t gamble, you’ll never win. Aldous Huxley, 1894 - 1963 to act recklessly or to engage in hazardous activities You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Anne Frank, 1929 - 1945 gambol gam-bol / găm-bəl noun the act of playfully jumping and skipping Every monkey will have his gambols. French Proverb verb to playfully skip and jump; to frolic Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion. Publilius Syrus, fl. 85 BC – 43 BC