Key Vocab
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STRUGGLE
contend with adversary or opposing force; advance with violent effort
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GOOD
morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious
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EVIL
morally wrong/bad; wicked; harmful
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VICTORIOUS
triumphant; succesful over enemy in battle; superior position achieved over adversary
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FIEND
satan; the devil; any evil spirit; demon; diabolically cruel or wicked person
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GHOUL
evil demon; grave robber; prey on corpses; revel in that which is revolting
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DESIRE
a strong feeling of wanting; sexual appetite
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INSTINCT
innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour, natural or intuitive way of thinking/acting
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SUPERNATURAL
beyond that which can be explained by science
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NATURAL
existing in or derived from nature
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INHUMAN
lacking in qualities such as compassion, pity, mercy; cruel and barbaric
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SUPERHUMAN
possessing qualities beyond or greater than those of humans
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SINISTER
threatening; giving the impression that something harmful will happen
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ROLE
function, place in society, position of a character
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SIGNIFICANCE
import; meaning of something/someone; indicative of something
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CORRUPTION
dishonest or fraudulent conduct; effect of making something morally depraved
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TERROR
extreme fear
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HORROR
an intense fealing of disgust; the depiction of the macabre/visceral
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SUBCONSCIOUS
concerning the part of the mind which is not fully aware but influences our thoughts and feelings
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SIN
an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law
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TENSION
a relationship between ideas/qualities with conflicting demands or implications
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SUSPENSE
anxious or exited uncertainty about what will happen
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DEMON
an evil spirit or devil; a cruel or unmanageable person
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INEVITABLE
certain to happen; unavoidable
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BASE
foundation/starting point of something;
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CONCEALMENT
the act of hiding something/ preventing it from being known
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DARKNESS
the absence of light; wickedness or evil
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BUTCHER
an indiscriminate killer; brutal murderer
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DISTORTION
the act of giving a misleading account or impression; pull or twist out of shape
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VILLAIN
a character whose evil acts are essential to the plot; a criminal
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OBSESSION
an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes a person's mind
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ATTRACTIVE
pleasing or appealing to the senses
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LIMITATION
a restriction; a limiting rule or condition
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REPRESS
subdue/restrain by force; suppress a thought or desire so that it remains unconscious
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TORTURE
inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or a means of coercion
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EXCESS
an amount that is more than permitted/necessary/desired; outrageous or immoderate behaviour
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MELODRAMATIC
concerned with being exaggerated and over-emotional
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SHOCKING
causing indignation/disgust; casuing a feeling of suprise/dismay
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HAUNT
be persistently and disturbingly present in
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MONSTROUS
inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong; having the ugly/frightening appearance of a monster
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FAIRYTALE
a fabricated story, especially one intended to deceive; resembling a fairy story in being magical, idealised or extremely happy
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NIGHTMARE
a frightening or extremely unpleasant experience or dream
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OCCULT
mystical/supernatural/magical practices or phenomena
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LIMINAL
occupying a position at or on both sides of a boundary or threshold
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PREDATOR
a person who ruthlessly exploits others; an animal that naturally preys on others
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CIVILISED
a state of social development considered to be more advanced; polite and good mannered
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SPIRITUAL
relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul rather than the material and physical
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RELIGION
the belief/worship in a superhuman controlling power; a particular system of faith; a pursuit or interest followed with great devotion
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious
Back
GOOD
Card 3
Front
morally wrong/bad; wicked; harmful
Back
Card 4
Front
triumphant; succesful over enemy in battle; superior position achieved over adversary
Back
Card 5
Front
satan; the devil; any evil spirit; demon; diabolically cruel or wicked person
Back
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