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nasty(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
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sinister(adjective, feeling, cause, terrible, fear)
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wicked(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
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spine-tingling(adjective, informal, awful, fear, fearful)
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abominable(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
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beastly(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
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nerve-racking(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, horrible)
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spectral(adjective, terrible, fear, unreasonable, horror)
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loathsome(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, fear)
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scaring(adjective, feeling, cause, awful, fear)
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execrable(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
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uncanny(adjective, unusual, strange, fear, horror)
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dangerous(adjective, terrible, fear, horror, threatening)
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lurid(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful, fear)
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haunted(adjective, fear, shy, scare, horror)
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phantasmal(adjective, fear, horror, shadowy, ghastly)
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dire(adjective, worry, awful, terrible, fear)
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horrid(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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direful(adjective, worry, awful, terrible, fear)
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striking(adjective, feeling, fear, scare)
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