Vocabulary

• gross out: To cause someone to feel disgusted.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• make up: To invent or create a story
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• game over: The end of a game or a situation.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• swallow up: To completely consume or engulf something.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• page out: Send a message via pager to someone.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• mind games: Psychological manipulation intended to make someone feel confused or insecure.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• have to: Must do
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• chill: State of being a little cold
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• soak: To make something completely wet
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• protagonist: Main character in a story
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• behold: To look at
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• sue: Person's name
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• annihilation: Total destruction
• jarring: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• chum: A friend; pal
• exorcist: Someone who can free people from evil spirits