Monster hunter

TheJStar (United States of America)
This is a list of cryptids,monsters,and scary adjectives used to describe them.
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  1. monstrous
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  2. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
  3. fatal
    bringing death
  4. curse
    an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
  5. ghoul
    an evil spirit or ghost
  6. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  7. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  8. evil
    morally bad or wrong
  9. manticore
    a monster having the head of man and the body of a lion
  10. centaur
    a mythical being that is half man and half horse
  11. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  12. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
  13. poison
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death
  14. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  15. jinx
    an evil spell
  16. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  17. phoenix
    a legendary bird that burned to death and emerged reborn
  18. demoniac
    someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
  19. vampire
    a corpse rising at night to drink the blood of the living
  20. horrendous
    causing fear or dread or terror
  21. beast
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  22. monster
    an imaginary creature usually having human and animal parts
  23. gorge
    overeat or eat immodestly
  24. horror
    intense and profound fear
  25. lair
    the place where a wild animal lives
  26. cavernous
    being or suggesting a large dark enclosed space
  27. poisonous
    having the qualities of a substance that causes death
  28. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  29. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  30. herculean
    extremely difficult; requiring great strength
  31. ritual
    of or relating to or employed in social ceremonies
Created on Wed Nov 06 11:00:48 EST 2013 (updated Thu Apr 03 10:54:53 EDT 2014)

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