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Monsters and Creatures Vocabulary Word List (304)
A)Abhorrent, Abode, Abracadabra, Afraid, Alchemy, Amulet, Annihilation, Apparition, Appearance, Apprentice
B)Banshee, Bats, Beast, Berserk, Bewitch, Black, Black cats, Bloodcurdling, Bones, Brew, Brutalize
C)Cackle, Candle, Captivate, Carvings, Cast, Cauldron, Cave, Cemetery, Ceremonies, Chalice, Chimerical, Clairvoyant, Concoction, Conjure, Conspirator, Coven, Creak, Creature, Creepy, Cringe, Crone, Crow, Crypt, Crystal ball, Curious, Curse
D)Déjà vu, Death, Decapitated, Decomposing, Dematerialize, Demon, Disappearance, Disembody, Disembowel, Disgusting, Disturbing, Doomed, Dose, Dragon, Dragon, Dread, Dream, Dunk, Dwarf
E)Eerie, Elf, Empire, Enchanter, Entomb, Escapade, Exhume, Exorcist
F)Fairy, Familiar, Fantasy, Feasting, Fiend, Folklore, Force(s), Foul, Freak, Frozen
G)Garb, Gargantuan, Gasp, Ghastly, Ghost, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Goose bumps, Gooseflesh, Grave, Graveyard, Griffin, Griffon, Grisly, Grotesque, Growling, Gruesome, Gryphon
H)Hackles, Hag, Hair raising, Hallucinate, Haunt, Headless, Heinous, Herbs, Hex, Hideous, Horrible, Hover, Hysteria
I)Imagination, Incantation, Infest, Infestation, Influence, Invisible
J)Jabber, Jargon, Jeer, Jinx, Joke, Jug
K)Karma, Keen, Kettle, Kingdom
L)Lantern, Legend, Legerdemain, Lore, Lucky, Lunacy, Lunar, Lycanthrope
M)Macabre, Maggots, Magic, Magic carpet, Magical, Magician, Majesty, Malevolence, Maniac, Manifestation, Maraud, Masked, Medieval, Medium, Miasma, Mischievous, Moan, Moldy, Monster, Monstrous, Moon, Mummy, Musings, Mutilate, Mysterious, Mystical, Myth, Mythical
N)Necromancer, Necromancy, Nemesis, Newt, Nightmare (ish), Nonsense, Numismatist
O)Obliterate, Obscure, Occultism, Ogre, Oracle, Owl
P)Paralyzed, Parchment, Pendant, Performance, Petrify, Phantasm, Phantom, Phenomenon, Poison, Poisonous, Possessed, Pot, Potent, Potion, Powder, Power, Premonition, Prey, Prophet, Prowl
Q)Quail, Quake, Quest, Quiver
R)Raconteur, Rasping, Rattle, Realm, Reign, Repel, Repugnant, Revolting, Ritual, Robe, Rote, Rule, Rune
S)Sage, Scare, Scared, Scream, Screeching, Scroll, Seer, Shaman, Shiver, Shrew, Shrieking, Sibyl, Sinister, Skeleton, Skitter, Skull, Slayer, Somber, Soothsayer, Sorcerer, Sorcery, Specter, Spell, Spider, Spirit, Spirits, Spook, Spooked, Stars, Story, Supernatural, Superstition, Swarm
T)Talisman, Tarantula, Terror, Toad, Torch, Transform, Transformation, Tremors, Trickery, Tricks, Troll
U)Ugly, Unbelievable, Unicorn, Unique, Unleash, Unmask, Unusual
V)Valiant, Valor, Vampire, Vanish, Venomous, Vicious, Visionary, Vixen
W)Wail, Wand, Ward off, Warlock, Watchful, Weird, Werewolf, Whine, Whisk, Whisper(ing), Wicked, Willies, Wince, Wisdom, Witch, Wizard, Worship
X)Xanadu
Y)Yelling, Yelp, Yowl
Z)Zap!, Zealous, Zigzag, Zombie, Zowie!
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