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Afraid

To feel fear in a situation.

(adjective)


American

Something to do with the USA or the people who live there.

(adjective)


Bad

The opposite of good, not a good thing.

(adjective)


Bats

A flying animal that comes out at nighttime.

(noun)


Black cat

A cat that has black fur. Considered to be unlucky in Western culture.

(noun)


Blood

The red liquid found in a body.

(noun)


Broomstick

What a witch would ride to be able to fly.

(noun)


Bury

To place something in a hole in the ground and cover it with soil.

(verb)


Candy

Something to eat made from sugar. American English, similar to sweets.

(noun)


Carve

To cut parts of something away to make a pattern.

(verb)


Casket

Another name for a coffin. The box in which a dead body is kept.

(noun)


Cast

To use magic, to cast a spell.

(verb)


Cauldron

The big pot a witch would use for making spells.

(noun)


Cemetery

The place where dead bodies are buried.

(noun)


Children

People who are aged 0-18 years old.

(noun)


Cobweb

The material spiders make to catch flies. Same as a spider web.

(noun)


Coffin

Another name for a casket. The box in which a dead body is kept.

(noun)


Costume

Clothes to make you look like something else.

(noun)


Creature

Another name for a monster.

(noun)


Creepy

To be scary and make you feel afraid.

(adjective)


Crypt

A room underneath a church in which bodies are buried.

(noun)


Death

When someone stops living.

(noun)


Decorate

To make a place look nice by adding pretty items.

(verb)


Decorations

The items that are used to decorate something.

(noun)


Demon

An evil supernatural monster.

(noun)


Devil

An evil supernatural monster. Also the leader of all the demons.

(noun)


Disguise

To wear clothes so you look different.

(noun)


Dress-up

To wear clothes that are different form normal.

(verb)


Evil

To be very bad and enjoy doing nasty things.

(adjective)


Face paint

Special make up to be used on the face.

(noun)


Fangs

Big long teeth. Vampires often have them.

(noun)


Fear

To be scared or worried about something. Expecting something bad to happen.

(verb)


Frighten

To cause someone to experience fear.

(verb)


Front door

The main door in a house that is used most often, usually next to the road.

(noun)


Full-moon

When the moon is a complete circle in the sky.

(noun)


Ghost

The remains of a dead person, not solid can pass through walls.

(noun)


Grave

The hole in the ground in which a person is buried. Similar to a tomb.

(noun)


Gravestone

The carved stone that marks the position of a grave. Similar to a tombstone.

(noun)


Halloween

A celebration of monsters and being scared on 31st

October.

(noun)


Haunted house

A house that has a ghost present.

(noun)


Horrible

Something that is very bad, looks very bad.

(adjective)


Howl

The long loud noise that a wolf makes.

(noun)


Jack-o-lantern

A carved pumpkin in the shape of a face.

(noun)


Knock

To hit something to show your presence, knock on the front door.

(verb)


Lantern

An old fashioned device for giving light by burning oil.

(noun)


Magic

The use of supernatural powers, when a witch casts a spell.

(noun)


Mist

A type of weather in which clouds are near the ground and stops people from seeing very far.

(noun)


Monster

A creature that is not real, it is often frightening.

(noun)


Moon

The Earth’s satellite that can be seen in the sky.

(noun)


Mummy

A monster where a dead person has been wrapped in bandages, buried and they have come back to life.

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Nasty

Something that is bad or not nice.

(adjective)


Nightmare

A dream that is frightening.

(noun)


Party

A gathering of people to have fun together.

(noun)


Phantom

A type of ghost.

(noun)


Pitchfork

A farm tool that people use when chasing monsters.

(noun)


Poltergeist

A type of ghost that moves things in a house.

(noun)


Potion

A liquid made of various other liquids.

(noun)


Prank

A joke that involves physical props.

(noun)


Pretend

To imagine that something is real.

(verb)


Pumpkin

A type of vegetable that is eaten at Halloween and used to make decorations.

(noun)


Repulsive

Something that is very nasty and frightening.

(adjective)


Scare

To frighten someone.

(verb)


Scarecrow

A large doll that is made to scare birds away from a farmer’s field. It is believed to come alive and be a monster.

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Scream

To shout loudly in fear.

(verb)


Shadow

A dark place in which monsters might live. The shape made when something blocks light.

(noun)


Skeleton

The bones of a body without any flesh on them.

(noun)


Skull

The bones that make up the head.

(noun)


Specter

A type of ghost.

(noun)


Spell

A magical process to make something happen.

(noun)


Spider web

The material a spider makes to catch flies. Same as cob web.

(noun)


Spider

An animal with eight legs that is scary.

(noun)


Spirit

The life within a body, may become a ghost when the body dies.

(noun)


Spooky

Something that is frightening and scary.

(adjective)


Strange

Something that is not normal, something that is odd.

(adjective)


Supernatural

To do with monsters and magic. Something that is not normal.

(adjective)


Superstitious

To believe in monsters and magic as if it was real.

(adjective)


Sweets

A type of food that is made from sugar. British English, similar to candy.

(noun)


Terrible

Something that is very bad, the worst thing that could happen.

(adjective)


Terrify

To make someone very very frightened.

(verb)


Tomb

A hole to bury a dead body (same as a grave) or a building to hold a dead body.

(noun)


Tombstone

A carved stone to mark the position of the tomb. Similar to a gravestone.

(noun)


Treat

Something nice, often candy to eat.

(noun)


Trick or treat

To go to a house and to ask for candy. If no candy is given than a trick will be played on the house.

(noun)


Trick

To play a nasty joke on someone.

(noun)


Vampire

A monster that drinks the blood of people and can only come out at nighttime.

(noun)


Wand

A witch’s or wizard’s special stick to help them cast spells.

(noun)


Weird

Something that is strange.

(adjective)


Werewolf

A person that turns into a wolf like monster when there is a full moon.

(noun)


Wicked

A very bad person.

(adjective)


Witch

A person (often female) that uses magic and is evil.

(noun)


Witchcraft

The use of magic to get what you want.

(noun)


Wizard

A person (often male) that uses magic, may sometimes be evil.

(noun)


Wolf

A wild animal that is associated with frightening things.

(noun)


Zombie

A type of monster, a dead body that has come back to life and wants to eat people.

(noun)


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