Halloween Vocabulary

Which is the closest synonym for cackle?

• murmur

• laugh

• holler

• fish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is a synonym for contorted?

• twisted

• straightened

• narrow

• brilliant

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word is the best synonym for aghast?

• ghostly

• gassy

• gross

• shocked

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word is the closest synonym for malicious?

• stinky

• cheerful

• mean

• wealthy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word is the best synonym for menace?

• ice cream

• mean

• threat

• tease

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is an apparition?

• a ghostlike image of an animal

• a ghostlike image of satan

• a ghostlike image of a person

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

mausoleum

• An underground building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs

• A distant cousin of the museum.

• A building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

specter

• a dead body

• a ghost

• someone who hunts ghost

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

trepidation

• The feeling of exhaustion after encountering an apparition.

• The ability to foresee the future.

• A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

macabre

• Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction or ghost and demons.

• Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4