Vocabulary Flashcards

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entity

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A thing with distinct and independent existence.

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apparition

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A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.

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encounter

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Unexpectedly experience or be faced with something difficult or hostile.

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terrify

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Cause to feel extreme fear.

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tormenting

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Causing severe physical or mental suffering.

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clairvoyant

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A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

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menacing

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Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

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cease

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Bring or come to an end.

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poltergeist

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A ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around.

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investigate

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Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of an incident, allegation, etc., so as to establish the truth.