I am school pride during a Friday pep rally, the liquid inside a fine decanter, and the spook that haunts a creepy mansion. What single word am I?
Spirit
The word 'spirit' has several diverse meanings across different contexts. School spirit represents enthusiasm and team pride, hard liquors are often referred to as spirits, and a supernatural entity or spook haunting a building is called a spirit. Unifying these three distinct definitions leads straight to the correct term.
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