Gothic Vocabulary

gloomy depressing, without hope

decaying gradually becoming worse

haunted visited by ghost

threatening warning of trouble or something dangerous

taboo forbidden or avoided

melodramatic more emotional than necessary

exaggerate making something seem better/larger/more important than it is

supernatural cannot be explained by science

omen sign of a future event

ominous sign that something unpleasant will happen

superstition belief in old ideas about magic

burdened troubled by something heavy

macabre gruesome and horrifying

menacing threat of something bad

trapdoor small opening in ceiling or floor

treacherous extremely dangerous

isolated alone

heroine female hero

tension feeling of worry and anxiety, difficult to relax

despair feeling of no hope

descend go down, e.g ladder or path

victorian british era, 1820~1914

prophecy statement about what will happen in the future

eerie strange in a frightening way

attic space on top of house, usually used for storage

bleak hopeless and depressing

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