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Halloween Vocabulary with Definitions

The document provides definitions for various Halloween-related English words and phrases, including "All Hallows Eve", "apparition", "brew", "casket", "cauldron", "cemetery", "cloak", "corpse", "creepy", "demon", "devil", "disguise", "graveyard", "haunted", "howl", "Jack O' Lantern", "lantern", "prank", "scythe", "spell", "spooky", "tomb", "tombstone", "trick", "treat", "trick or treat", "warlock", "werewolf", and "witchcraft".

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Halloween Vocabulary with Definitions

The document provides definitions for various Halloween-related English words and phrases, including "All Hallows Eve", "apparition", "brew", "casket", "cauldron", "cemetery", "cloak", "corpse", "creepy", "demon", "devil", "disguise", "graveyard", "haunted", "howl", "Jack O' Lantern", "lantern", "prank", "scythe", "spell", "spooky", "tomb", "tombstone", "trick", "treat", "trick or treat", "warlock", "werewolf", and "witchcraft".

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Halloween Vocabulary Word List, With Definitions

Here is a list of English words and phrases we use to talk about Halloween.
All Hallows Eve - another name for Halloween.

apparition - a transparent, ghostly figure.

brew - 1) to cook liquid (verb). 2) cooked beverage or dish, e.g. witches brew (noun).

casket - a coffin.

cauldron - a cooking pot, used by witches to brew spells.

cemetery - a place where dead people are buried (British English)

cloak - an outer garment, or cape.

corpse - a dead body.

creepy - unsettling, or scary.

demon - a devil.

devil - an evil spirit.

disguise - a costume, often worn for fun at Halloween parties by adults and children alike. At
Halloween, partygoers sometimes dress up as mummies, witches, werewolves or vampires!

graveyard - a place where dead people are buried (American English)

haunted - a place frequented by ghosts or other spirits of the dead.

howl - a high pitched noise made by dogs and wolves.

Jack O' Lantern - a lantern carved from a pumpkin, with a candle inside.

lantern - a type of lamp.

prank - a trick, or practical joke.

scythe - a long, sharp, curved blade.

spell - a magic rite, cast by witches.


spooky - mildly scary, though often in a fun way.

tomb - a building where dead people are buried.

tombstone - a large, upright stone placed at the head of a grave. Gravestones often have
information about the person who is buried in the grave carved into them, such as their date of
birth, when they died, and other information about their life.

trick - a practical joke, or other act of deception.

treat - a fun, unexpected surprise, designed to please someone.

trick or treat - a popular Halloween custom in the UK and USA, where children dress up in
costumes and visit people's houses in search of sweets (British English) or candy (US English).

warlock - a male witch.

werewolf - a person who turns into a wolf whenever there is a full moon. According to folklore,
if a person is bitten by a werewolf, then they become a werewolf, too!

witchcraft - magic, practised by witches.

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