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1. n. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. Source: opted
2. n. The chimaera. Source: opted
3. n. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric Source: wordnet
4. n. a mental representation of some haunting experience Source: wordnet
5. v. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action Source: wordnet
6. 1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.] Ld. Lytton. 2. (Zoöl.) The chimæra. Source: webster
7. The chimæra. Source: adambom
8. n:25/v:75 v. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action Source: ecdict

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