tS=Using certain words incorrectly cloaks some <b>parlous</b> truths about American life. <br><br>Americans chose him to confront the challenges -- the deficit, a <b>parlous</b> economy, an abused environment, a Soviet Union aboil with change -- that we now face.&tQ=<b>Parlous</b> means:&tC=Dangerous|Unsavory|Hidden|Decadent|Obvious&cC=1&fB=<b>Parlous</b> means dangerous, full of peril. <b>Parlous</b> is pronounced PAHR-luhs.
