Key Literary Vocabulary and Definitions Glossary

Essential Literary Vocabulary and Definitions Glossary

This comprehensive glossary provides key terms, synonyms, and definitions, structured alphabetically, to enhance comprehension of complex texts and literary works.

A-Z Vocabulary List

Advice

Suggestion, recommendation.

Alone

By yourself, on your own.

Apothecary

Chemist, pharmacist.

To Approach

To come nearer.

To Argue

To disagree, to quarrel.

To Banish

To exile, to deport.

To Be Involved

To be part of.

Blind

Sightless.

Brave

Courageous.

Cell

A small room where a friar lives.

To Challenge

To dare (desafiar).

To Continue

To go on, to keep on.

Crows

Raven (corb/cuervo).

Dagger

A small sword.

Darkness

Obscurity.

Desperate

Hopeless.

Dove

The bird that represents love and peace.

To Drop

To let fall.

To Enter

To come into.

Fields

Cultivated lands.

To Fight

To struggle.

Fool

Stupid person.

Foolish

Stupid.

Forest

Woods.

Fortune's Fool

Jinx, unlucky person.

Friar

Monk, priest.

Gently

Kindly.

Grave

Tomb.

Guests

People invited to a party.

To Help

To assist.

To Hurry

To rush.

Jewel

A precious stone.

Kind

Nice.

Ladder

Portable stairs.

Lamb

A young sheep.

To Last

To persist, to endure (durar).

To Lock

To shut a door with a key.

To Look After

To take care of.

To Look For

To search for.

Marriage

Wedding.

Meanwhile

At the same time.

Mercy

Pity, clemency.

Mistake

Error.

Nightingale

Songbird.

To Nod

To say “yes” with your head.

To Obey

To consent, to comply (obéir).

Opportunity

Chance.

Plague

Epidemic, pestilence.

Poison

A substance that injures your body and can kill you.

Potion

Elixir, tonic.

To Pray

To speak to God.

To Punish

To chastise (castigar).

Quarrel

Argument.

To Raise

To lift, to move upwards.

To Reach

To get to, to arrive at.

To Reply

To answer.

To Run Away

To escape.

Sadness

Misery.

Safe

Secure.

Scratch

A small cut.

Shadows

Shade, penumbra.

To Shout

To scream.

To Shut Out

To close completely.

Sick

Ill.

To Sigh

To breathe heavily (suspirar).

Skulls

Cranium.

To Stab

To kill with a knife.

Strength

Fortitude.

Suddenly

Quickly and unexpectedly.

Sunrise

Dawn.

To Swing

To move violently.

Thumb

The biggest finger in your hand.

To Trust

To rely on/upon (confiar).

Trouble

Problem.

Tunes

Melodies.

Upset

Sad, confused.

To Weep

To cry.

Wife

Spouse, married woman.

Wings

Appendages birds use for flight.

To Whisper

To murmur.

Wise

Extremely clever.

Would Rather

Would prefer.

To Worry

To be concerned, preoccupied.

Worried

Concerned, preoccupied.

Contextual Note: Part Five Terms

The final terms listed in the original document likely relate to a specific section or act of a larger work, such as a play or novel.