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Suspense Vocab Words

QuestionAnswer
ghost or phantom apparition
to force someone (or thing) to leave banish
body of a dead animal carcass
old and in poor condition decrepit
to damage a holy object or place desecrate
to separate from body disembody
mysterious or creepy eerie
done secretively furtive
causing disgust gruesome
to attract into a trap lure
frightening often involving death macabre
intending to cause harm malicious
gloomy or depressed morose
occurring at night nocturnal
irrational fear or mistrust paranoid
events that cannot be explained with science paranormal
involuntary shaking caused by fear shudder
to cause distress torment
being cautious due to fear wary
hint given about future event foreshadowing
intense feeling of anticipation suspense
placing two contrasting images side by side to show difference/irony juxtaposition
contrast between expectation and reality irony
person/character telling the story narrator
cause of the problem antagonist
character experiencing the problem protagonist
The Landlady Author Roald Dahl
Tell-tale Heart Author Edgar Allan Poe
There Will Come Soft Rains Author Ray Bradbury
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