Why is it fun to be frightened? Vocabulary

In the sentence, "In Carpenter’s iconic horror film Halloween celebrates its 40th anniversary this year,"

iconic means...

• 1. widely known or recognized

• disturbing and horrifying due to the depiction of violence or death

• 1. a large group

• relating to existence

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

In the sentence, "Why, then, would anyone want to spend their time and money to watch such macabre scenes filled with depressing reminders of just how unfair and scary our world can be?"

macabre means...

• 1. widely known or recognized

• 1. when the information in a gene becomes a useful product

• disturbing and horrifying due to the depiction of violence or death

• 1. a large group

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

In the sentence, "We also used mobile EEG technology to compare 100 participants’ brainwave activity as they sat through 15 minutes of various cognitive and emotional tasks before and after the attraction,"

EEG technology means...

• 1. is widely known or recognized

• is disturbing and horrifying due to the depiction of violence or death

• 1. is when the information in a gene becomes a useful product

• records brain wave patterns

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

1. In the sentence, "As I experienced myself after all kinds of scary adventures in Japan, Colombia, and all over the U.S., confronting a horde of zombies can actually make you feel pretty invincible,"

2. horde means...

• 1. a large group

• 1. widely known or recognized

• 1. when the information in a gene becomes a useful product

• relating to existence

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the sentence, "Movies like Halloween allow people to tackle the big, existential fears we all have, like why bad things happen without reason, through the protective frame of entertainment,"

existential means...

• 1. a large group.

• disturbing and horrifying due to the depiction of violence or death

• relating to existence

• 1. widely known or recognized

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

In the sentence, "While the fight-or-flight response is universal, there are important differences between individuals — for example, in genetic expressions, environment, and personal history — that help explain why some loathe and others love thrills and chills,"

genetic expressions means...

• relating to existence

• 1. the information in a gene which turns on or off

• 1. widely known or recognized

• disturbing and horrifying due to the depiction of violence or death

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In the sentence, "Few horror movies have achieved similar notoriety, and it’s credited with kicking off the steady stream of slasher flicks that followed,"

notoriety means...

• being well-known for unfavorable reasons.

• 1. intoxication.

• monetary gain.

• violence.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the sentence, "Audiences flocked to theaters to witness the seemingly random murder and mayhem a masked man brought to a small suburban town,"

mayhem means...

• being well-known for unfavorable reasons.

• 1. intoxication.

• monetary gain.

• violent disorder.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the sentence, "That still doesn’t explain why people would want to intentionally scare themselves, though.,"

intentionally means...

• falsely.

• 1. horrifically.

• purposefully.

• accidentally.

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

In the sentence, "After two years collecting data in a haunted attraction with my colleague Greg Siegle, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh, we’ve found the gains from thrills and chills can go further than the natural high,"

cognitive neuroscientist means...

• a researcher who studies the biological, neural mechanisms of mental processes.

• 1. a doctor who performs surgeries.

• a dentist who can extract teeth.

• a research who studies various processes of human and animal anatomy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4