Vocabulary

• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• burn in: To cause a permanent ghost image on a screen by displaying a static image.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• swear off: To make a formal promise to stop doing or using something.
• check out
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• set on: To attack
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• dread: To await with great fear
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• creature: Animal of any type
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
• act: To behave in a certain way
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
• agonizing: To suffer painfully over something; be in agony
• historical: Connected with the past
• hereditary: Passing from parents to children
• decapitate: To cut off someone's head
• macabre: Suggesting death or violence in a weird way