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halloween vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| incantation | Root: cant = sing; Prefix: in- = in/into; Related words: chant, cantor, enchant |
| inscription | Root: scrib/script = write; Prefix: in- = in/on; Related words: describe, scripture, transcription |
| apparition | Root: par = appear; Suffix: -tion = act or result; Related words: appear, transparent, disappear |
| melancholy | Greek origin meaning “black bile”; Related words: sad, gloomy, sorrowful |
| sinister | Latin root sinister = left/unlucky; Related words: menacing, evil, dark |
| decaying | Root: de- = down/away; Related words: decline, decrease, decay |
| concoction | Prefix: con- = together; Root: coct = cook; Related words: precook, concoct, biscuit |
| ominous | Root: omen = sign; Suffix: -ous = full of; Related words: omen, premonition |
| menacing | Root: min = threaten/project; Related words: menace, imminent, minatory |
| elegant | Root: leg = choose; Related words: eligible, select, elect |
| mournful | Root: mourn; Suffix: -ful = full of; Related words: mourn, mourning, sorrowful |
| obscure | Prefix: ob- = over/against; Root: scur = cover; Related words: cover, covert, curtain |
| congeal | Prefix: con- = together; Root: gel = freeze; Related words: gelatin, jelly, congelation |
| mystique | Root: myst = secret; Suffix: -ique = style/quality; Related words: mystery, mystical, mystic |
| unravel | Prefix: un- = not/reverse; Root: raveler = tangle threads; Related words: untie, unwrap, unfold |
| sinister | Latin sinister = unlucky/evil; Related words: menacing, dark, ominous |
| gruesome | Root: grue = shudder; Suffix: -some = causing; Related words: gross, grimy, fearsome |
| piercing | Root: pierce; Suffix: -ing = action; Related words: spear, spike, pointed |
| vigilant | Root: vigil = awake; Suffix: -ant = one who is; Related words: vigil, vigilante, surveillance |
| emit | Prefix: e- = out; Root: mit = send; Related words: transmit, admit, omit |
| macabre | Old French macabre = “Dance of Death”; Related words: grim, ghastly, mortal |
| paralyzed | Prefix: para- = beside/beyond; Root: lyze = loosen/break; Related words: analyze, paralysis, catalyst |