Lady Macbeth Glossary

Lady Macbeth Glossary

poppet

Diminutive representation of a person that was used in casting spells of sorcery or witchcraft.

devastation

The wasteland—sometimes physical and sometimes more abstract—that is left to deal with after trauma.

dilute

To water down or metaphorically make less pure.

ambition

The drive to succeed or accomplish a certain task

portal

A gateway or shortcut working as a passage from one place to another.

ghastly

Description of anything which is capable of causing intense terror or instilling great horror.

mystical

Bequeathed with a profoundly spiritual quality.

anoint

Ritualistic rubbing or smearing of oil onto something, usually a person

inclement

Usually applied literally to weather or metaphorically to something being compared to weather, it denotes stormy or unpleasant climactic conditions.

tenant

A person who rents the space in which they live or work

hollows

Sunken, crater-like recesses

scraggly

Describing an appearance that is disheveled or unkempt

ominous

Menacing and with the capacity of instilling fear

haughtily

Spoken in a tone of arrogance; conceited and uppity.

lineage

The bloodline of family history

overwrought

In an intense state of emotion, usually suggesting anxiety stimulated by great strain

distaff

Suggesting femininity and womanhood through displays of delicacy and gentleness

garron

A species of pony found in the Highlands which kind of looks like a more diminutive Clydesdale.

prophecy

A predication or divination of future events

sovereignty

Official claim to autonomous and independent rule.

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