Leaves
1. exits a location
2. the green parts of a plant on the end of a stem/limb
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When
Bat
When we saw the bat flying toward us...
Exhilaration
Josh felt a wave of exhilaration as he ran past the finish line. He could not believe that he had won the race and beat his own record.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
Apparition
The man became scared after he thought he saw an apparition; he had been told that the house was haunted.
a ghostly appearing figure
Charge
1. to pay with a card
2. to replenish the power on an electronic device
3. to run powerfully and quickly forward toward something
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Because
Trick-or-Treating
We didn't go trick-or-treating because...
Glum
Belinda felt glum after her mother told her they could not go trick-or-treating this year because her younger brother was sick.
moody, sad, and sorrowful
Behemoth
He described the monster as an absolute behemoth; he compared its size and power to an elephant or dump truck.
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
Grave
1. A place where people/animals are buried
2. Serious and somber
If
Werewolf
If I dress up as a werewolf...
Menacing
My mom made me change out of my zombie costume because it was so menacing, my little sister began to cry.
threatening evil or danger
Dim
He could barely see the pictures on the wall from the dim light coming from the two candles.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
Mold
1. A form of fungus
2. To form into a specific shape
3. A hollow container used to make a specific shape of object
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As soon as
Creature
As soon as the creature crawled out of the box...
Hazy
When she opened the door on Halloween morning, she saw how hazy the air was; she could barely see the car in the driveway.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
Eerie
There was something eerie about the old abandoned house on the corner; no one lived there but you occasionally saw a light on in the attic.
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
Draft
1. Being called to war
2. Gusts of cool air in a room
3. A version of a paper/essay/project
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Until
Fear
We had a feeling of fear in the pit of our stomachs until...
Vague
We could not tell what Juan's costume was because it was so vague. There were no clear clues to what he actually was dressed up to be.
lacking clarity or distinctness
Cackle
The crows' caws resembled the cackling of a villain happily reacting to her evil jokes.
to emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing