Word Nerd – Spooky Edition

I have mentioned previously that I am a certifiable word nerd. So for October
I present my list of fun and unusual words for the Halloween season.

1. exsanguinate : verb. Drain (a person, animal, or organ) of blood.
2. necrophage : noun. An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
3. lycanthrope : noun. A werewolf.
4. therianthropic : adjective. Combining human and animal form.
5. macabre : adjective. Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
6. revenant : noun. A person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.
7. viscera : plural noun. The internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g. the intestines.
8. vivisection : noun. The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research.
9. sepulchral : adjective. Relating to tomb or interment. Gloomy; dismal.
10. charnel : adjective. Associated with death.

Now you can liberally sprinkle these through your Halloween conversations and appear the smartest and most macabre revenant of them all.