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Halloween Vocabulary Quiz


Directions: Match the definitions in the right column with the correct word in the left column. There are more definitions than words.


_costume
_ghost
_monster
_witch
_eerie
_graveyard
_nightmare
_gruesome
_dungeon
_coffin


1. a large ugly frightening creature

2. the spirit of a dead person

3. strange and frightening

4. a person who is believed to have magical powers, especially to do bad things

5. a mythical creature that is half man and half wolf

6. a place where dead people are buried

7. a bad dream

8. unpleasant and shocking; usually connected with death or injury.

9. a dark underground prison

10. a long box in which a dead person is buried

11. a set of clothes made to hide your true identity


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