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Suspense Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |