Daring
Daring adjective - Inclined or willing to take risks.
Usage example: daring acrobats who risk life and limb every day for the entertainment of the crowds at the circus
Scared
Scared adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away
Both words in one sentence
- The worker comments that just a normal pit with a lion isn't scary and Zeus reacts by throwing the worker at the pit and daring him not to feel scared once the lion arrives.
- Lovable Coward: Giles Habibula, the show-stealer from the Legion of Space series, is constantly whining about how scared and put-upon he is while performing feats of daring and skill.
Source: Creator / Jack Williamson
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