Halloween Vocabulary

Tanya felt something behind her. When she turned around, there was no one there. Perhaps it was an apparition. What is an apparition?

They say that Mr. Coldstone vanished over 100 years ago. No one knows where he went. What does vanished mean?

Let's sneak into that vacant house tonight. No one has lived there for years, and people say that it's haunted. What does vacant mean?

When you put in that cape and make that threatening face, you look very sinister. What does sinister mean?

A vile odor was coming from the cauldron filled with black liquid. I had to cover my nose. What does vile mean?

Don't get that mask with the red dye splashed all over it. Mom won't like it because its gory! What does gory mean?

The moonlight cast an eerie shadow across the lawn of the haunted house. What does eerie mean?

Alex played a prank on me by placing a plastic spider on my pillow. When I woke up, I screamed. What is a prank?

When I walked past the witch decoration, its eyes lit up and it cackled for everyone to hear. What does cackled mean?

It is a common superstition that you will have bad luck if a black cat crosses your path. What does superstition mean?

Thousands of corpses are buried underground the cemetery. What is a corpse?