Ghoul
Ghoul noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
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Nearby Word: ghoulish
Shade
Shade noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: spirits and shades haunting the night
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