Thrill of Horror Vocabulary

A reason that a person does something, can include anger, hatred, love, or greed 

• acute 

• vexed

• suspect

• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Withheld, repressed, held back; stop oneself from doing something.

• refrained

• malign

• stealthy

• macabre

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

person who has a motive to have committed a crime

• acute

• vexed

• suspect

• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

• acute

• vexed

• suspect

• victim

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

a contorted facial expression

• wary

• foreshadow

• grimace

• witness

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

in a doubtful manner

• vehemently

• audacity

• victim

• dubiously

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime or accident

• vehemently

• audacity

• victim

• dubiously

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the willingness to take bold risks 

• vehemently

• audacity

• vexed

• victim

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; sharp, sensitive, severe

• acute

• vexed

• suspect

• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

  feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

• wary

• foreshadow

• grimace

• witness

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5