halloween summary words
costume(s): n. clothes, make-up, masks and other
things such as jewelry worn so as to look like or give
the illusion o being like another person, rom another
time period, or o being like something else such as a
ghost or monster
“Trick or Treat”: phrase. an expression used by chil-
dren at Halloween: “Give us a treat, or we’ll play a
joke on you!”
pirate(s): n. a robber on the sea
goody(ies): n. sweet ood that children like to eat
treat: n. a reward, usually a sweet ood
exclaim over: v. phrase. to admire openly
hallow: v. to make sacred or holy; to make highly
respected
ancestor(s): n. amily member who came beore, such
as grandparent, great-grand parent and so on.
mingle: v. to mix with; to join with
dress up: v. to wear a costume
bonfre: n. a large public re, around which people
may gather or a party or celebration
harvest: adj. reerring to the time o year when crops
are ripe and ready to gather
outrageous: adj. shocking; elaborate or wild in design
prank(s): n. a trick or mischievous act
soap(ing): v. to cover with soap
reveler(s): n. people who are celebrating
ghost story(-ies): n. phrase. a scary or rightening story
about ghosts, goblins or evil spirits
bob(bing): v. to move up and down briefy and
repeatedly
originate(d): v. to begin or start a practice or tradition
witch(es): n. a woman that is believed to have super-
natural powers; some are believed to be good, but most are considered to be evil and use black magic
goblin(s): n. an evil or tricky spirit
skeleton(s): n. the bone ramework o a body
evolve(d): v. to develop over a long period o time
silhouette(s): n. the shadow-like shape o something seen
rom the side; an outline o something or someone, lled
in with black
ake: adj. articial; alse
elaborate: adj. complicated in design
spooky: adj. scary, rightening
graveyard: n. a place (cemetery) where people bury (put
under the ground) their dead, or place their dead in
tombs above ground
squash: n. a round or long vegetable belonging to the
gourd amily
carve(-ing): to cut a design careully with a knie
jack-o-lantern: n. phrase. a pumpkin which has been
carved with a scary or unny ace
legend: n. a story passed rom one generation to another
stingy: adj. unwilling to share
doom(ed): v. to judge against; condemn or send to a
terrible ate or punishment
wander: v. to walk without a goal
turnip(s): n. a large root eaten as a vegetable
things such as jewelry worn so as to look like or give
the illusion o being like another person, rom another
time period, or o being like something else such as a
ghost or monster
“Trick or Treat”: phrase. an expression used by chil-
dren at Halloween: “Give us a treat, or we’ll play a
joke on you!”
pirate(s): n. a robber on the sea
goody(ies): n. sweet ood that children like to eat
treat: n. a reward, usually a sweet ood
exclaim over: v. phrase. to admire openly
hallow: v. to make sacred or holy; to make highly
respected
ancestor(s): n. amily member who came beore, such
as grandparent, great-grand parent and so on.
mingle: v. to mix with; to join with
dress up: v. to wear a costume
bonfre: n. a large public re, around which people
may gather or a party or celebration
harvest: adj. reerring to the time o year when crops
are ripe and ready to gather
outrageous: adj. shocking; elaborate or wild in design
prank(s): n. a trick or mischievous act
soap(ing): v. to cover with soap
reveler(s): n. people who are celebrating
ghost story(-ies): n. phrase. a scary or rightening story
about ghosts, goblins or evil spirits
bob(bing): v. to move up and down briefy and
repeatedly
originate(d): v. to begin or start a practice or tradition
witch(es): n. a woman that is believed to have super-
natural powers; some are believed to be good, but most are considered to be evil and use black magic
goblin(s): n. an evil or tricky spirit
skeleton(s): n. the bone ramework o a body
evolve(d): v. to develop over a long period o time
silhouette(s): n. the shadow-like shape o something seen
rom the side; an outline o something or someone, lled
in with black
ake: adj. articial; alse
elaborate: adj. complicated in design
spooky: adj. scary, rightening
graveyard: n. a place (cemetery) where people bury (put
under the ground) their dead, or place their dead in
tombs above ground
squash: n. a round or long vegetable belonging to the
gourd amily
carve(-ing): to cut a design careully with a knie
jack-o-lantern: n. phrase. a pumpkin which has been
carved with a scary or unny ace
legend: n. a story passed rom one generation to another
stingy: adj. unwilling to share
doom(ed): v. to judge against; condemn or send to a
terrible ate or punishment
wander: v. to walk without a goal
turnip(s): n. a large root eaten as a vegetable