Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• back then: At that time in the past.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• fill the belly: To eat until one is no longer hungry; to satisfy one's hunger.
• force out: To make someone leave a job or position.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• live: To be alive
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
• nightly: Happening every night
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• century: Period of 100 years
• inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• creature: Animal of any type
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• shadowy: Not open or honest; possibly deceitful, criminal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• huge: Very very large
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• terrified: Very frightened
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• consuming: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• varied: To change something and make it different
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
• gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• feast: Religious celebration
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• corpse: A dead body
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• undead: The undead people who are neither dead nor alive
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• coffin: Wooden box in which a dead body is put
• dapper: (Of a man) showing neatness and care in your dress
• tamper: To interfere with; change for the worse
• enact: To make a bill into law
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• bedside: (Of bed) by the side of a bed
• disprove: To show something is not true
• dangling: To hang loosely in the air; hold a thing like this
• folklore: Traditional beliefs and stories of a people
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.