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spine-chilling

adjective [ spahyn-chil-ing ]

spine-chilling is another word for hair-raising

Hair-raising means terrifying or horrifying (The ghost tour was a hair-raising experience).

Spine-chilling means very frightening (The novel was absolutely spine-chilling).

✅ Both of these words describe how you might feel about a horror story or movie—and both words reflect different bodily sensations you might have while reading that story or watching that movie!

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allure

allure is a synonym of magnetism

noun [ uh-loor ]

allure is another word for magnetism

Magnetism refers to the power to attract and charm people (The politician's magnetism made her very popular).

Allure refers to charm or appeal (The allure of a new video game was too much to resist).

✅ Both of these words refer to a power to attract or charm. Magnetism is generally something that people have, whereas both people and things can have allure.

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morose

morose is a synonym of despondent

adjective [ muh-rohs ]

morose is another word for despondent

Despondent describes feeling or expressing a strong sense of hopelessness or discouragement (I felt despondent after getting bad grades).

Morose describes being gloomy, sullen, or bad-tempered (She was unusually morose during the journey).

Morose and despondent both describe feeling gloomy and unhappy.

Despondent suggests a very strong sense of dejectedness, whereas morose emphasizes a more grumpy kind of gloom.

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