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Apprehension

The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.

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Narrower term 22

Appreciation 76% connected

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

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Boding 76% connected

of Bode

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Chill 76% connected

A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering.

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Comprehension 76% connected

The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

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Foreboding 76% connected

of Forebode

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Gloom 76% connected

Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.

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Gloominess 76% connected

State of being gloomy.

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Grasp 76% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Grasping 76% connected

Seizing; embracing; catching.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Insight 76% connected

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into.

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Pall 76% connected

Same as Pawl.

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Premonition 76% connected

Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger.

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Presentiment 76% connected

Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distre…

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Realization 76% connected

The act of realizing, or the state of being realized.

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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Self-knowledge 76% connected

Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc.

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Smattering 76% connected

A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.

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Somberness 76% connected

Alt. of Sombreness

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Sombreness 76% connected

The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.

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Suspense 76% connected

Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.

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Trepidation 76% connected

An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.

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Capture 76% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

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Expectation 76% connected

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

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Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

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Fearfulness 76% connected

The state of being fearful.

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Fright 76% connected

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

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Knowing 76% connected

of Know

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Outlook 76% connected

To face down; to outstare.

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Prospect 76% connected

That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

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Seizure 76% connected

The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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Derivationally related 4

Apprehend 74% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Apprehend 74% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Collar 74% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Collar 74% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Synonym 9

Apprehensiveness 92% connected

The quality or state of being apprehensive.

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Arrest 92% connected

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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Catch 92% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

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Collar 92% connected

Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a do…

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Discernment 92% connected

The act of discerning.

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Dread 92% connected

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

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Misgiving 92% connected

of Misgive

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Pinch 92% connected

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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Understanding 92% connected

of Understand

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