esl halloween flashcards
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Afraid
To feel fear in a situation.
(adjective)
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American
Something to do with the USA or the people who live there.
(adjective)
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Bad
The opposite of good, not a good thing.
(adjective)
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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.
(verb)
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Casket
Another name for a coffin. The box in which a dead body is kept.
(noun)
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Cast
To use magic, to cast a spell.
(verb)
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Cauldron
The big pot a witch would use for making spells.
(noun)
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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.
(noun)
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Cobweb
The material spiders make to catch flies. Same as a spider web.
(noun)
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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.
(adjective)
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Crypt
A room underneath a church in which bodies are buried.
(noun)
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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.
(noun)
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Dress-up
To wear clothes that are different form normal.
(verb)
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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.
(adjective)
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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.
(verb)
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Pumpkin
A type of vegetable that is eaten at Halloween and used to make decorations.
(noun)
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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.
(noun)
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Skeleton
The bones of a body without any flesh on them.
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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.
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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.
(adjective)
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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.
(adjective)
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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.
(adjective)
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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.
(noun)
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Vampire
A monster that drinks the blood of people and can only come out at nighttime.
(noun)
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Wand
A witch’s or wizard’s special stick to help them cast spells.
(noun)
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Weird
Something that is strange.
(adjective)
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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.
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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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