Halloween Vocabulary Word List

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afraid
afterlife
alarming
alien
angel
apparition
astronaut
autumn

dark
darkness
dead
demon
devil
devilish
disguise
dreadful
death
dress-up

hair-raising
Halloween
hat
haunt
haunted house
hayride
headstone
hobgoblin
hocus pocus
horrible
horrify
howl

October
ogre
orange
otherworldly
owl

spook
spooky
startling
strange
superhero
supernatural
superstition
sweets

B
ballerina
bat
beast
bizarre
black
black cat
blood
bloodcurdling
bogeyman
bone
boo
broomstick
C
cackle
cadaver
candy
cape
carve
casket
cat
cauldron
cemetery
chilling
cloak
clown
cobweb
coffin
corpse
costume
cowboy
cowgirl

E
eerie
elf
enchant
evil
eyeballs
eyepatch
F
face paint
fairy
fall
fangs
fantasy
fear
firefighter
flashlight
fog
fright
frighten
frightening
frightful
G
genie
ghastly
ghost
ghostly
ghoul
ghoulish
goblin

I
imp
J
jack-o'-lantern
jumpsuit
K
kimono
king

P
party
petrify
phantasm
phantom
pirate
pitchfork
poltergeist
potion
prank
pretend
prince
princess
pumpkin
Q
queen

lantern

repulsive
revolting
RIP
robe
robot

M
macabre
make-believe
make-up
magic
magic wand
mask
masquerade
mausoleum
midnight
mist
monster
moon
moonlight

S
scare
scarecrow
scary
scream
shadow
shadowy
shock
shocking
skeleton

T
tarantula
terrible
terrify
thirty-first
thrilling
tiara
toga
tomb
tombstone
treat
treats
trick
trick-or-treat
troll
tutu
U
unearthly
unnerving
V
vampire
vanish
W
wand
warlock
web
weird
werewolf
wicked

creepy
crown
crypt

bat
carve

bobbing
for apples
costume
costume
party

goodies
gory
gown
grave
gravestone
grim
Grim Reaper
grisly
gruesome

moonlit
morbid
mummy
mysterious
N
night
nightmare
ninja

skull
soldier
specter
spell
spider
spider web
spine-chilling
spirit

Small mouse-like animal that flies at night

To cut with a large knife in order to form
something, for example a scary face
in a pumpkin
A traditional Halloween game : apples are
put in a barrel of water and people try
to remove them using only their mouths.
Scary clothing or disguises worn at
Halloween
A party or gathering where everyone dresses
in scary costumes

ghost

Spirit of a dead person.

At Halloween, ghosts are usually dressed in
white sheets.

ghoul

(in stories) a spirit that robs graves and eats

the bodies

goblin

Small ugly creature that plays tricks on

people.

haunted

Inhabited or visited by ghosts, usually a

house or a castle.

jack-olantern

Scary faces are carved out of pumpkins and

a candles are placed inside.
These are called "jack-o-lanterns" and are
made at Halloween to scare away
evil spirits.

mask

Covering for the face worn as a disguise.

wig
witch
witchcraft
wizard
wizardry
wraith
Z
zombie

Large round orange-coloured vegetable used

at Halloween to make lanterns.

pumpkin

Figure resembling a person which is used to

scare people at Halloween.
scarecrow
(Scarecrows are normally used in fields to
frighten away birds (crows).
scary

Frightening

skeleton

The bones of the body

skull

The bones of the head

spider

Small crab-like insect with 8 legs.

warlock

A sorcerer or wizard ; a man with magic,

usually evil, powers.

witch

A ugly woman, wearing a black cloak and

pointed hat, thought to have evil powers.

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E
earn
eat
echo
edit
educate
elope
embarrass
emigrate

emit
emphasize
employ
empty
enchant
encode
encourage
end

enjoin
enjoy
enter
entertain
enunciate
envy
equivocate
escape

evacuate
evaporate
exaggerate
examine
excite
exclaim
excuse
exercise
exist

expand
expect
expel
exhort
explain
explode
explore
extend
extoll

F
face
fade

feel
fence

fish
fit

flow
flower

forgive
form

fail
fall
falter
fasten
favor
fax
fear
feed

fetch
fight
file
fill
film
find
fire

fix
flap
flash
flee
float
flood
floss

fly
fold
follow
fool
force
foretell
forget

found
frame
freeze
fret
frighten
fry
fume

grip
groan
grow
growl
grumble
grunt

guarantee
guard
guess
guide
gurgle
gush

G
garden
gasp
gather
gaze
gel
get

gild
give
glide
glue
gnaw
go

grab
grate
grease
greet
grill
grin

H
hail
hammer
hand
handle
hang
happen
harass

harm
harness
hate
haunt
have
head
heal

heap
hear
heat
help
hide
highlight
hijack

impress
improve
include
increase
infect
inflate
influence

inform
infuse
inject
injure
inquire
insist
inspect

hinder
hint
hiss
hit
hold
hook
hoot
hop

hope
hover
howl
hug
hum
hunt
hurry
hurt

I
ice
identify
ignore
imagine
immigrate
imply
implore

inspire
instruct
intend
interest
interfere
interject
interrupt

introduce
invent
invest
invite
irritate
iron
itch

J
jab
jabber

jam
jeer

jog
join

jolt
judge

juggle
jump

jail

jest

joke

K
keep
kick
kill

kiss
kneel

knit
knock

knot
know

L
label
lament
land
last
laugh
lay
lead

lean
learn
leave
lecture
lend
let
level

license
lick
lie
lift
light
lighten

mark
marry
marvel
mate
matter
mean
measure

meet
melt
memorize
mend
mention
merge
milk

like
list
listen
live
load
loan

lock
long
look
loosen
lose
love
lower

M
mail
maintain
make
man
manage
mar
march

mine
miss
mix
moan
moor
mourn
molt

move
mow
mug
multiply
mumble
murder
mutter

N
nag
nail

name
nap

need
nest

nod
note

notice
number

O
obey
object
observe

obtain
occur
offend

offer
ogle
oil

omit
open
operate
order

overflow
overrun
owe
own

pack
pad
paddle
paint
pant
park
part
pass
paste
pat
pause
pay
peck
pedal
peel

peep
peer
peg
pelt
perform
permit
pester
pet
phone
pick
pinch
pine
place
plan
plant

play
plead
please
pledge
plow
plug
point
poke
polish
ponder
pop
possess
post
postulate
pour

practice
pray
preach
precede
predict
prefer
prepare
present
preserve
press
pretend
prevent
prick
print
proceed
proclaim

produce
profess
program
promise
propose
protect
protest
provide
pry
pull
pump
punch
puncture
punish
push
put