Dread and Nerve

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Dread noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down

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Nerve is an antonym for dread.

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Nerve noun - Shameless boldness.

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Dread is an antonym for nerve.

Nearby Words: nervous, nervy, nerveless, nerved, nervation

old	old dread	old nerve
particular	particular dread	particular nerve
sheer	sheer dread	sheer nerve
real	real dread	real nerve
Other adjectives: great, general.

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