Useful words for describingCreate a sentence using the following ‘power’ verbs.

grabbed snatched sprinted scrambled

shoutedscreamed crawled leapt

strode yelledexclaimed glared

Examples of Writing PromptsThe following are twenty writing prompts that you could use to spark your imagination. If you want to use one, don’t worry about where the ideas take you or whether what you’ve written is “good”. The point is just to get into the flow of writing. You can come back later and polish if you wish to.

1. It was the first snowfall of the year.2. He hadn’t seen her since the day they left High School.3. The city burned, fire lighting up the night sky.4. Silk.5. She studied her face in the mirror.6. The smell of freshly-cut grass.7. They came back every year to lay flowers at the spot.8. The streets were deserted. Where was everyone? Where had they all gone?9. This time her boss had gone too far.10. Red eyes.11. Stars blazed in the night sky.12. He woke to birdsong.13. ‘Shh! Hear that?’ ‘I didn’t hear anything.’14. He’d always hated speaking in public.15. She woke, shivering, in the dark of the night.16. The garden was overgrown now.17. He’d never noticed a door there before.18. She’d have to hitch a ride home.19. ‘I told him not to come back too!’20. His feet were already numb. He should have listened.

EXTRA:

Beautiful Words

Amorphous: indefinite, shapelessBeguile: deceiveCaprice: impulseCascade: steep waterfallCashmere: fine, delicate woolChrysalis: protective coveringCinnamon: an aromatic spice; its soft brown colorCoalesce: unite, or fuseCrepuscular: dim, or twilitCrystalline: clear, or sparklingDesultory: half-hearted, meanderingDiaphanous: gauzyDulcet: sweetEbullient: enthusiasticEffervescent: bubblyElision: omissionEnchanted: charmedEncompass: surroundEnrapture: delightedEphemeral: fleetingEpiphany: revelationEpitome: embodiment of the idealEthereal: celestial, unworldly, immaterialEtiquette: proper conductEvanescent: fleetingEvocative: suggestive

Exuberant: abundant, unrestrained, outsizeFelicity: happiness, pleasantnessFilament: thread, strandHalcyon: care-freeIdyllic: contentedly pleasingIncorporeal: without formIncandescent: glowing, radiant, brilliant, zealousIneffable: indescribable, unspeakableInexorable: relentlessInsouciance: nonchalanceIridescent: lusterLanguid: slow, listlessLassitude: fatigueLilt: cheerful or buoyant song or movementLithe: flexible, gracefulLullaby: soothing songLuminescence: dim chemical or organic lightMellifluous: smooth, sweetMist: cloudy moisture, or similar literal or virtual obstacleMurmur: soothing soundMyriad: great numberNebulous: indistinctOpulent: ostentatiousPenumbra: shade, shroud, fringe

Plethora: abundanceQuiescent: peacefulQuintessential: most purely representative or typicalRadiant: glowingRedolent: aromatic, evocativeResonant: echoing, evocativeResplendent: shiningRhapsodic: intensely emotionalSapphire: rich, deep bluish purpleScintilla: traceSerendipitous: chanceSerene: peacefulSomnolent: drowsy, sleep inducingSonorous: loud, impressive, imposingSpherical: ball-like, globularSublime: exalted, transcendentSucculent: juicy, tasty, richSuffuse: flushed, fullSusurration: whisperingSymphony: harmonious assemblageTalisman: charm, magical deviceTessellated: checkered in patternTranquility: peacefulnessVestige: traceZenith: highest point

Ugly Words

Cacophony: confused noiseCataclysm: flood, catastrophe, upheavalChafe: irritate, abradeCoarse: common, crude, rough, harshCynical: distrustful, self-interestedDecrepit: worn-out, run-downDisgust: aversion, distasteGrimace: expression of disgust or

painGrotesque: distorted, bizarreHarangue: rantHirsute: hairyHoarse: harsh, gratingLeech: parasite,Maladroit: clumsyMediocre: ordinary, of low qualityObstreperous: noisy, unrulyRancid: offensive, smelly

Repugnant: distastefulRepulsive: disgustingShriek: sharp, screeching soundShrill: high-pitched soundShun: avoid, ostracizeSlaughter: butcher, carnageUnctuous: smug, ingratiatingVisceral: crude, anatomically graphic

Scary vocabulary

1. scary

provoking fear terror

2. chilling

the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

3. shivery

cold enough to cause shivers

4. terrorize

coerce by violence or with threats

5. terrify

fill with terror; frighten greatly

6. scourge

something causing misery or death

7. threat

declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

8. holy terror

a very troublesome child

9. panic

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

10. fear

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

11. venerate

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

12. fright

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

13. fearfulness

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

14. dread

fearful expectation or anticipation

15. frighten

cause fear in

16. scare

cause fear in

17. freak

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

18. monstrosity

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

19. lusus naturae

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

20. demon

an evil supernatural being

21. devil

an evil supernatural being

22. fiend

an evil supernatural being

23. ogre

(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

24. imaginary being

a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction

25. imaginary creature

a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction

26. freak out

lose one's nerve

27. gross out

fill with distaste

28. pitch blackness

total absence of light

29. total darkness

total absence of light

30. black

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

31. blackness

total absence of light

32. sinister

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

33. bleak

unpleasantly cold and damp

34. fatal

bringing death

35. sinistral

of or on the left

36. menacing

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

37. ugly

displeasing to the senses

Word List and VocabularyAlphalary for Halloween (321)

A) Abhorrent, Abode, Adventure, Affect, Afraid, Allure, Alone, Amulet, Annihilate, Antics, Apparition, AwesomeB) Babble, Banshee, Basket, Bats, Bats, Beasts, Bevy, Bewitching, Black, Black cat, Black cats, Black magic, Blood curdling, Bloody, Bobbing, Bones, Bony, Boo, Boogie-man, Booty, Brew, Brimstone, Broom, BubblingC) Cackle, Candles, Candy, Candy corn, Captivate, Careful, Carvings, Cat, Cauldron, Caution, Cemetery, Ceremonies, Charms, Chills, Clairvoyant, Cloak, Cloudy, Clove of garlic, Cobwebs, Cockroach, Coffin, Collect, Concoction, Conjure, Contort, Costume, Coven, Crawling, Crazed, Creaking, Creepy, Cringe, Crone, Crypt, CursesD) Dank, Dark, Dearly departed, Decapitated, Decomposed, Decorations, Dematerialize, Demon, Devil, Dim, Disgusting, Dismal, Diviner, Doomed, Dracula, Dragon, Druids, Dunk for apples, DuskE) Eek, Eerie, Effect, Elf, Enchant, Enchantress, Entertaining, Entice, Entomb, Entrance, Escapade, Evil, ExhumeF) Face paint, Fairy, Fear, Feasting, Fiend, Foggy, Fortuneteller, Foul, Frankenstein, Freak, Fright, Frighten, Frightful, Frozen to the spot, Frozen with fear, FuryG) Gasp, Ghastly, Ghastly, Ghost, Ghost, Ghoul, Gnarl, Gnome, Goblin, Goose bumps, Goose flesh, Gory, Gourd, Grave, Gremlin, Grim Reaper, Groaning, Gross, Grotesque, GruesomeH) Hackles, Hag, Hallucinate, Haunt, Haven, Headless horseman, Hecate, Heinous, Hex, Hobble, Hobgoblin, Horrible, Horrify, Horseman, Hover, Howl, HystericalI) Imitate, Imp, Infect, InfluenceJ) Jabber, Jack-o-lantern, Jinx, JokesK) Keen, KeeperL) Labyrinth, Lantern, Leprechaun, Lunacy, Lunar, LycanthropeM) Macabre, Maggot, Magic, Magic spells, Magical, Maniac, Manifestation, Maraud, Mask,

Maze, Mesmerize, Metamorphosis, Miasma, Moan, Moldy, Monster, Moon, Mournful, Mummy, Mutation, Mysterious, Mystery, MysticalN) Netherworld, Newt, Nightmarish, Noisemaker, Noisy, NonsenseO) Obscure, Occultism, Occurrences, Ogre, Orange, Outer limit, OutfitP) Parade, Pendant, Pentagram, Petrify, Phantasm, Phantom, Phenomenon, Possess, Potions, Prank, Premonition, Prey, Prowl, Psychic, Pumpkin, PurpleQ) Quake, Quest, QuiverR) Rasp, Rattle, Repugnant, Revolting, Ritual, Roar, RoteS) Sarcophagus, Scar, Scare, Scared, Scream, Screech, Scythe, Seasonal, Seer, Shaman, Shiver, Shock, Shrew, Shriek, Sibyl, Sinister, Skeleton, Skitter, Skulk, Skull, Skull-duggery, Slink, Soothsayer, Sorcerer, Sorcery, Soul, Specter, Spectral, Spell, Spellbound, Spider, Spine-tingling, Spirit, Spook, Stuff, Supernatural, Superstition, Supervision, Supplies, Suspicious, SwarmT) Tactic, Terror, Terrorize, Toads, Tomb, Tortured, Treasure, Trick or treat, Trickery, Troll, TwilightU) Ugly, Uneasy, Unexpected, Unexplained, Unleash, UnmaskV) Vampire, Vein, Vixen, VoodooW) Wail, Wandering, Warlords, Wart, Waylay, Weird, Whisper, Whistle, Wicked, Wild, Witch, Witchcraft, Witchdoctor, Wizard, Wolf man, Wooden stake, WorrisomeX)Y) Yells, YelpZ) Zap, Zombie, Zone, Zorro

Halloween Vocabulary Word List

A

afraidafterlife

D

darkdarkness

H

hair-raisingHalloween

O

Octoberogre

S cont.

spookspooky

alarmingalienangel

apparitionastronautautumn

B

ballerinabat

beastbizarreblack

black catblood

bloodcurdlingbogeyman

boneboo

broomstick

C

cacklecadavercandycapecarvecasket

catcauldroncemetery

chillingcloakclown

cobwebcoffincorpse

costumecowboycowgirlcreepycrowncrypt

deaddemon

devildevilishdisguisedreadful

deathdress-up

E

eerieelf

enchantevil

eyeballseyepatch

F

face paintfairyfall

fangsfantasy

fearfirefighterflashlight

fogfright

frightenfrightening

frightful

G

genieghastlyghost

ghostlyghoul

ghoulishgoblin

goodiesgory

gowngrave

gravestonegrim

Grim Reapergrisly

gruesome

hathaunt

haunted househayride

headstonehobgoblin

hocus pocushorriblehorrifyhowl

I

imp

J

jack-o'-lanternjumpsuit

K

kimonoking

L

lantern

M

macabremake-believe

make-upmagic

magic wandmask

masquerademausoleum

midnightmist

monstermoon

moonlightmoonlitmorbidmummy

mysterious

N

nightnightmare

ninja

orangeotherworldly

owl

P

partypetrify

phantasmphantom

piratepitchfork

poltergeistpotionprank

pretendprince

princesspumpkin

Q

queen

R

repulsiverevolting

RIProberobot

S

scarescarecrow

scaryscreamshadow

shadowyshock

shockingskeleton

skullsoldierspecter

spellspider

spider webspine-chilling

spirit

startlingstrange

superherosupernaturalsuperstition

sweets

T

tarantulaterribleterrify

thirty-firstthrilling

tiaratogatomb

tombstonetreattreatstrick

trick-or-treattrolltutu

U

unearthlyunnerving

V

vampirevanish

W

wandwarlock

webweird

werewolfwicked

wigwitch

witchcraftwizard

wizardrywraith

Z

zombie