Deepen your dark-fantasy vocabulary from dungeon-crawler and action RPGs — arcane, banish, betray, and dark covenant magic.
Free Gaming: Fantasy RPG vocabulary flashcards at the B1 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and recognize and use these words confidently in real conversations.
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arcane
mysterious and known only by a few people
ascend
to go up or rise to a higher position or level
banish
to send someone away permanently as an official punishment
betray
to act against someone who trusted you, causing them harm
corrupt
changed from good to bad, often because of the use of power or money
covenant
a formal agreement or promise between two groups or people
divine
coming from or relating to a god
dominate
to have power and control over others
dungeon
a dark underground prison or underground place full of danger
enchant
to attract and delight someone, or to put a magic spell on something
ethereal
extremely delicate or light, seeming to belong to another world
forsake
to leave someone or something behind, especially in a time of need
guardian
a person who protects or defends someone or something
havoc
a situation of great disorder and destruction
invoke
to call on a god, spirit, or law for help or as authority
malice
the desire to harm or cause pain to others
necromancer
a person who is believed to communicate with or raise the dead through magic
omen
a sign or event believed to predict something good or bad in the future
phantom
a ghost or something that appears to exist but is not real
prophecy
a statement about what is believed will happen in the future
purge
to remove people or things that are not wanted, often by force
remnant
a small part that is left after the rest has been used or destroyed
sovereign
a person with the highest power and authority in a country
spectral
of or relating to a ghost or spirit, pale and ghostly in appearance
torment
great physical or mental pain and suffering
treacherous
guilty of or involving a betrayal of trust, or dangerous and unpredictable
tyrant
a cruel ruler who has complete power and uses it unfairly
undead
describing creatures that are dead but still move and act as if alive
vengeance
the act of harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you care about
warden
a person responsible for guarding or controlling a place or group
wrath
extremely strong anger
zealot
a person who is extremely enthusiastic about a belief, often to an unreasonable degree
abyss
a very deep hole or space that seems to have no bottom
afflict
to cause pain, suffering, or trouble to someone
peril
serious and immediate danger