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Monsters Vocab
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| idiosyncrasy | quirk, a way of behaving that is peculiar to an individual or group possible source of danger. |
| converging | to meet, to reach the same point coming from different directions |
| explicit | clear and obvious |
| variations | the degree to which |
| superstition | irrational, belief in the magical effects of a specific |
| scapegoat | somebody who is made to take the blame for others |
| metamorphisis | a change of physical form |
| revelation | information released |
| fluster | to make or become nervous |
| insomnia | difficulty of sleeping |
| menace | something that is a source of danger |
| incrimate | suggest that someone is guilty |
| transfixed | cause (someone) to become motionless with horror |
| reflection | serious thought or consideration |
| tremendous | very great in amount, scale, or intensity |