Uncertainties vs. risks

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Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #117 "Synonyms for threat and danger", question 10

These are the usual ......... of the desert — scorpions, snakes, heat, lack of water, etc.

(a) risks
(b) harms
(c) uncertainties
(d) crises

Synonym Search, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #117 "Synonyms for threat and danger", answer 10

These are the usual risks of the desert — scorpions, snakes, heat, lack of water, etc.

Correct answer: (a) risks

Your answer was: incorrect
These are the usual uncertainties of the desert — scorpions, snakes, heat, lack of water, etc.
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what is wrong with uncertainty?

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