ABSTRACT
Spell, enchantment, hex, vision, prophecy, transformation
Mind, thoughts, will, focus, concentration, trance
Movement, motion, gesture, flick, wave
Force, energy, power, resistance, shield
Circle, triangle, star, pentagram, octagon
Lines, shapes, symbols, signs, marks, sigils, runes, glyphs, hieroglyphics, birthmark, tattoo
Paper, parchment, vellum, scroll, ink, chalk
Sword, dagger, blade, tip
Staff, wand, stick, twigs
Bones, feathers, eyes
Box, casket, chest
Stone, altar, tomb, door, floor
String, rope, ribbon, chains, shackles, bonds, lock, knot
Cauldron, pot, bowl, phial, glass, jar
Ointment, potion, powder, liquid, mixture
Water, blood, wine
Bones, fangs, horn
Lard, suet, slime, salt, pepper
Plants, herbs, nettles, leaves, roots, flowers, berries
Creatures, snakes, bats, beetles, dragon, phoenix, cyclops
Light, candles, torch, lamp
Smell, scent, incense, vapour, smoke
Mist, haze, fog, shimmer, glow, sparks, bolt, flames, fire
Language, tongue, words, line, poem, names, voice, breath, call, chant, hum, whisper, roar, bellow
Arms, forearm, hands, wrist, palms, fist, knuckles, fingers, fingertips, thumb, nails, legs, feet
Head, eyes, mouth, forehead
Similes/ Like ripples on the surface of a lake; like a captured storm Metaphors cloud; like a tight band around his chest; like water splashed
on hot iron; red-hot like a poker; like heat from a furnace; spun slowly like a top
Adjectives Old, ancient, archaic
Secret, hidden, concealed, invisible
Foreign, strange, alien, bizarre, curious, outlandish, mysterious, sinister
Protective, defensive
Three, seven, ten, twelve
Three-fingered, sharp-clawed
Quick, swift, rapid, deft, urgent
Limp, loose, slack, droopy, floppy
Soft, low, muffled, faint, distant, indistinct, inaudible
Gentle, calming, soothing
Deep, booming, loud, harsh, gruff, rasping, guttural
Pale, white, white-hot, fiery, red, blue, sapphire, turquoise, green, emerald, dark green, orange, amber, purple, violet, silver, black
Fluttering, flickering, swirling, whirling, shimmering, crackling
Verbs Drew, wrote, scribbled, chalked, painted, carved, engraved, etched
Stood, braced, turned, spun, twirled, circled, pivoted, danced
Stretched, extended, reached out, spread, straightened
Motioned, gestured, waved, clapped, snapped
Placed, arranged, formed, touched, lay, ran, rubbed, folded, tied, sealed
Held, gripped, clutched, clasped, pressed, pushed, pulled, closed, opened
Lifted, raised, twirled, swung, flicked, pointed, aimed
Tapped, rapped, knocked, struck, rang, sounded
Tossed, flung, threw, cast, sent, hurled, launched
Lit, ignited, sparked, burned
Shot, erupted, flashed, blazed, glowed
Stamped, cracked, shattered
Bowed, lowered, rolled, tilted
Shut, focused, delved, dived, concentrated, pictured, imagined, willed, summoned
Felt, blurred, tingled, buzzed, hissed
Spoke, uttered, recited, chanted, whispered, hummed, muttered, mumbled, murmured, babbled, rambled, called out, roared, bellowed
Repeated, echoed, resonated, reverberated
Crushed, ground, peeled, sliced, chopped, stabbed, squeezed
Added, mixed, stirred, swirled
Melted, boiled, simmered, heated
Cooled, poured, stored
Rubbed, applied, drank, swallowed
Gave off, discharged, released, emitted
Rose, leaked, oozed, slid, belched, spouted, filled
Turned, changed, altered, transformed
Created, produced, conjured, appeared, parted, hid, screened, disappeared, vanished
Adverbs Anticlockwise, clockwise
PHRASES – NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
PHRASES – VERBS
SENTENCES
The procession of hooded figures walked as if in a trance, heads bowed, to form a circle around the altar stone.
