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detect: to notice or discover something that might not be easy to notice or discover.
example:  Although he was smiling, I detected a bit of nervousness because he was picking at his cuticles.  

Fright Vocabulary Words

reflect: to think about something before doing it
example: When I get mad, I try to reflect before saying something I might regret.

startled: to become frighten or surprised, suddenly
example: I was startled when a mouse ran across the bathroom floor!

example:  I was dismayed to learn that I would have to go to summer school instead of summer camp.

ajar- when something is slightly open.
example: I could see my sister was lying on her bed crying because her bedroom door was slightly ajar.  

absurd – totally foolish or silly or in any case unreasonable.
example: My parents told me it was absurd to think I could not go to school during the entire month of December to celebrate my birthday and the holidays.