ACT III - Scene V — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from ACT III - Scene V

Angerly (adverb)

An archaic form of "angrily"; in an angry or wrathful manner.

Beldams (noun)

Old women or hags; used contemptuously to address women considered ugly, malicious, or witch-like.

Overbold (adjective)

Excessively daring or presumptuous; recklessly audacious beyond what is proper.

Contriver (noun)

One who devises, plans, or schemes; an inventor of plots or strategies.

Wayward (adjective)

Difficult to control or predict; turning away from what is right or expected; willfully disobedient.

Acheron (noun)

In Greek mythology, a river of the underworld associated with pain and woe; here used to name a dark, otherworldly meeting place.

Vaporous (adjective)

Resembling or consisting of vapor; misty, insubstantial, or fleeting in nature.

Profound (adjective)

Here used in its archaic sense of "deep" or "having hidden power"; carrying great magical significance.

Sleights (noun)

Cunning tricks or stratagems; deceptive arts or crafts, especially involving skillful manipulation.

Artificial (adjective)

In Elizabethan usage, "produced by art or skill"; crafted through magical means rather than occurring naturally. Distinct from the modern sense of "fake."

Sprites (noun)

Supernatural beings or spirits; here referring to illusory apparitions conjured through Hecate's magic.