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Apprehensiveness

The quality or state of being apprehensive.

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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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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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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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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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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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Apprehensive 74% connected

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.

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Apprehensive 74% connected

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.

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Apprehension 92% connected

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

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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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