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Vocabulary/Spelling Words Halloween 10/25/05
Many of these words are used around Halloween. It is fun to talk about them and the words are part of our vocabulary, but these creatures are imaginary and do not really exist. If there are things with these names, they are not scary in real life and are only made to seem that way. A mummy is a good example. They are the preserved remains (bodies) of people who have died. They do not return to life and they can not harm anyone. But in stories and movies they are made to seem horrible and scary. That is only make-believe.
1. Spook A mysterious and ghost-like figure
I dressed up as a spook for Halloween.
2. Ghost The spirit of a dead person
The story had a ghost in it.
3. Spirits A bodiless being that can become visible
My mother often speaks of spirits.
4. Ghouls An evil being that robs graves
The hero in the movie was surrounded by ghouls.
5. Zombies A walking dead person
He said he saw a zombie but I know thats not real.
6.
Mummies
The preserved
remains of the dead
We studied Egyptian mummies in Social Studies.
7. Banshee A screaming female spirit
In the scary story a banshee went screaming past the door.
8. Crone An unpleasant, wrinkled old woman
There was an old crone in one of Shakespeares plays.
9. Demon An evil spirit
The cartoon had an evil demon in it.
10. Dungeon A cell or chamber below ground level
Prisoners were kept in a wet, cold dungeon.
11. Apparition A vision of a spirit
At first I thought I was seeing an apparition.
12. Grotesque Misshapen and horrible
The burns had caused grotesque injuries.
13. Fiend A wicked and evil person that does bad things
He says he is a pizza fiend but I dont think he knows what the word means.
14. Miasma A fog or vapor
In the movie, scary creatures came out of a miasma of smoke and fog.
15. Monstrosity A large and awful thing
The house was actually a terrible monstrosity.
16. Phantasm An illusion, a vision
They tried to create a scary phantasm.
17. Phantom A being that seems real but isnt
I love to watch Phantom of the Opera.
18. Poltergeist A noisy, trouble making ghost
They were watching a scary movie called Poltergeist.
19. Spectre A visible disembodied spirit
The spectre was the creepiest character in the play.
20. Wraith A vapor or cloud-like vision of a person
There was a wraith in the movie Ghost Busters.
21. Witch A female wizard who believer in the supernatural
In early America people were afraid of women they thought were witches.
22. Monster An animal with a strange and terrible shape
A lot of scary stories have frightening monsters in them.
23. Villain A bad guy, or a bad character in a story
The villain in the movie was actually pretty likeable.
24. Crypt A cave or cavern where the dead are placed
We actually visited a crypt in Italy.
25. Dirge A sad song or march played at funerals
The dirge was sad and mournful.