Dare
Dare verb - To invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat.
Scared
Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Both words in one sentence
- The Dreaded: Just about everyone in Dante's neighborhood is scared to death of him and won't dare mess with him or anyone else staying at his shop.
- The unspecified treatment the Gauls gave to the tax collector apparently scared him away to the point where neither he nor any other tax official will dare enter the village.
Source: Noodle Incident / Comic Books - Calvin thinks Moe's scared away by facing a real tiger, but from others' point of view, he just acts so confidently that Moe suspects a trap with the teacher watching or something and doesn't dare to do anything.
Source: Verbal Judo
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