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Halloween

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Afraid

To feel fear in a situation.

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American

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

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Bad

The opposite of good, not a good thing.

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Bats

A flying animal that comes out at nighttime.

(noun)

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Black cat

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

(noun)

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Blood

The red liquid found in a body.

(noun)

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Broomstick

What a witch would ride to be able to fly.

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Bury

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

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Candy

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

(noun)

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Carve

To cut parts of something away to make a pattern.

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Casket

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

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Cast

To use magic, to cast a spell.

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Cauldron

The big pot a witch would use for making spells.

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Cemetery

The place where dead bodies are buried.

(noun)

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Children

People who are aged 0-18 years old.

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Cobweb

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

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Coffin

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

(noun)

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Costume

Clothes to make you look like something else.

(noun)

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Creature

Another name for a monster.

(noun)

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Creepy

To be scary and make you feel afraid.

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Crypt

A room underneath a church in which bodies are buried.

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Death

When someone stops living.

(noun)

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Decorate

To make a place look nice by adding pretty items.

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Decorations

The items that are used to decorate something.

(noun)

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Demon

An evil supernatural monster.

(noun)

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Devil

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

(noun)

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Disguise

To wear clothes so you look different.

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Dress-up

To wear clothes that are different form normal.

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Evil

To be very bad and enjoy doing nasty things.

(adjective)

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Face paint

Special make up to be used on the face.

(noun)

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Fangs

Big long teeth. Vampires often have them.

(noun)

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Fear

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

(verb)

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Frighten

To cause someone to experience fear.

(verb)

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Front door

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

(noun)

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Full-moon

When the moon is a complete circle in the sky.

(noun)

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Ghost

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

(noun)

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Grave

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

(noun)

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Gravestone

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

(noun)

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Halloween

A celebration of monsters and being scared on 31st

October.

(noun)

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Haunted house

A house that has a ghost present.

(noun)

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Horrible

Something that is very bad, looks very bad.

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Howl

The long loud noise that a wolf makes.

(noun)

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Jack-o-lantern

A carved pumpkin in the shape of a face.

(noun)

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Knock

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

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Lantern

An old fashioned device for giving light by burning oil.

(noun)

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Magic

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

(noun)

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Mist

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

(noun)

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Monster

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

(noun)

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Moon

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

(noun)

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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.

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Nightmare

A dream that is frightening.

(noun)

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Party

A gathering of people to have fun together.

(noun)

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Phantom

A type of ghost.

(noun)

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Pitchfork

A farm tool that people use when chasing monsters.

(noun)

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Poltergeist

A type of ghost that moves things in a house.

(noun)

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Potion

A liquid made of various other liquids.

(noun)

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Prank

A joke that involves physical props.

(noun)

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Pretend

To imagine that something is real.

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Pumpkin

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

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Repulsive

Something that is very nasty and frightening.

(adjective)

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Scare

To frighten someone.

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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.

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Shadow

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

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Skeleton

The bones of a body without any flesh on them.

(noun)

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Skull

The bones that make up the head.

(noun)

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Specter

A type of ghost.

(noun)

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Spell

A magical process to make something happen.

(noun)

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Spider web

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

(noun)

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Spider

An animal with eight legs that is scary.

(noun)

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Spirit

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

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Spooky

Something that is frightening and scary.

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Strange

Something that is not normal, something that is odd.

(adjective)

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Supernatural

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

(adjective)

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Superstitious

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

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Sweets

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

(noun)

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Terrible

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

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Terrify

To make someone very very frightened.

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Tomb

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

(noun)

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Tombstone

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

(noun)

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Treat

Something nice, often candy to eat.

(noun)

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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)

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Trick

To play a nasty joke on someone.

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Vampire

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

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Wand

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

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Weird

Something that is strange.

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Werewolf

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

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Wicked

A very bad person.

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Witch

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

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Witchcraft

The use of magic to get what you want.

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Wizard

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

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Wolf

A wild animal that is associated with frightening things.

(noun)

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Zombie

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

(noun)

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