Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Cool Teacher: Miss Perumal Cowardly Lion: Sticky ran away from his parents, often grows jittery or tongue-tied under pressure, and is afraid he'll never live up to his real name, George Washington.
- In the The Mysterious Benedict Society books, Sticky ran away from his parents, often grows jittery or tongue-tied under pressure, and is afraid he'll never live up to his real name, George Washington.
Source: Cowardly Lion / Literature
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