Witches

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 215 Version 0.4

     Main Definitions

1. witch |n| a woman who practices or is believed to practice occult magic, sorceress.
2. warlock |n| a man who practices witchcraft or magic arts, sorcerer.
3. wizard |n| a man with magic powers.

     Black Magic

1. black magic |n| magic practiced for evil purposes or in league with supposed evil spirits; witchcraft.
2. bewitch (somebody) |v| to put a magic spell on somebody.
3. enchant |v| to attract somebody strongly and make them feel very interested, excited, etc.
4. magical spell |n| a verbal formula believed to have magical force.
5. "He whispered a spell as he moved his hands."
6. "Inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese."
7. otherworldly |n| concerned with spiritual thoughts and ideas rather than with ordinary life.
8. "There was an other-worldly quality to her performance that night."
9. petrify (something) |v| to change or to make something change into a substance like stone.
10. ritual |n| a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony.
11. witchcraft |n| the art or power of bringing magical or preternatural power to bear or the act or practice of attempting to do so.

     Witches Elements

1. broom |n| a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
2. broomstick |n| a broom with a long handle and small thin sticks at the end, or the handle of a broom. In stories witches (women with evil magic powers) ride through the air on broomsticks.
3. cauldron |n| a large deep pot for boiling liquids or cooking food over a fire.
4. "A witch's cauldron."
5. costume |n| a set of clothes suited to a particular season, occasion, or activity.
6. crystal ball |n| a clear glass ball used by people who claim they can predict what will happen in the future by looking into it.
7. "Without a crystal ball, it's impossible to say where we'll be next year."
8. eyepatch |n| a piece of material worn over one eye, usually because the eye is damaged.
9. halloween |n| the night of 31st October when it was believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves, and which is now celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain by children who dress as ghosts,witches, etc.
10. pentacle / pentagram |n| a five-pointed star, often held to have magical or mystical significance, formed by five straight lines connecting the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon in the completed figure.
11. potion |n| a mixture for drinking, especially one that is supposed to have medicinal, magical, or poisonous effects.
12. spell |n| a word, phrase, or the like used to bewitch or enchant, charm, incantation.
13. wand / magic wand |n|a straight thin stick that is held by somebody when performing magic or magic tricks.
14. "The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared."
15. "You can't expect me to just wave a (magic) wand and make everything all right again."

     Some Human Body Parts

1. blood |n| the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals.
2. “He lost a lot of blood in the accident.”
   
3. “Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head.”
   
4. bone |n| any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal.
   
5. “He survived the accident with no broken bones.”
6. skeleton |n| the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal.
   
7. “The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.”
8. “A dinosaur skeleton.”

     Other Elements Related to Witches

1. candle |n| a round stick of wax with a piece of string (called a wick) through the middle which is lit to give light as it burns.
2. "A flickering candle."
3. "The room was lit by candles."
4. spider's web |n| a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects.
5. "To be caught in a spider's web of confusion."
6. blood |n| the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals.
7. "He lost a lot of blood in the accident."
8. "Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head."
9. bone |n| any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal.
10. "He survived the accident with no broken bones."
11. skeleton |n| the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal.
12. "The human skeleton consists of 206 bones."
13. "A dinosaur skeleton."

  

      Animals Related    

1. bat |n| an animal like a mouse with wings, that flies and feeds at night.
   
2. crow |n| a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry.
3. frog |n| a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water.
4. “Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail the croaking of frogs.”
   
5. mouse |n| |pl: miece| a small animal that is covered in fur and has a long thin tail.
6. "Mice live in fields, in people's houses or where food is stored."
   
7. rat |n| a small animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a pest.
8. owl |n| a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night.
9. "An owl hooted nearby."
10. snake |n| a reptile with a very long thin body and no legs. There are many types of snake, some of which are poisonous.
11. "A snake coiled up in the grass."
12. "Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered."
13. spider |n| a small creature with eight thin legs.
14. “Many spiders spin webs to catch insects for food.”
15. “She stared in horror at the hairy black spider.”

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