Monsters Are Due on Maple Street & The Raven Flashcards
belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic
superstition
the topmost level that can be reached
summit
a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground
pit
marked by careful thinking
reflective
continuing, existing or acting for long or longer than usual time
persistently
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
intimidated
a habit of expecting everything to turn out for the best
optimism
to gradually cause to feel or have
instil
the quality or state being true or fact
validity
impossible to explain
inexplicably
person who behaves strangely
oddball
a large rowdy crowd
mob
a charge of wrongdoing
accusations
prolonged inability to sleep
insomnia
a way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person
idiosyncrasy