Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Glossary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Glossary

Bramble

a prickly scrambling shrub of the rose family, especially a blackberry

Barring

except for; if not for

Palpable

able to be touched or felt.

Demeanor

outward behavior or bearing.

Paramount

more important than anything else; supreme

Elate

make (someone) ecstatically happy

Feebly

physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail

Bleat

to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry

Indifferently

without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic

Forestall

to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance

Modicum

a moderate or small amount

aspersions

attacks on someone's reputation

bloke

British slang for man or guy

burnished

polished by rubbing

canapes

small pieces of bread or pastry with something savory on the top

cascading

draped in lots of layers

catcalls

shrill whistle of disapproval

clambered

climbed with difficulty, using both arms and legs

clamoring

making a loud or vehement shout or noise

collide

impact violently with

combatant

person engaged in fighting

contraption

cumbersome machine or device

C.V.

Curriculum Vitae (Latin) Resume

doe

female deer, reindeer, hare or rabbit

elfish

with features suggestive of an Elf

enchanted

charmed, delighted

entrails

bowels and intestines of a person or animal

fishy

suspicious

gilded

covered with a thin layer of gold

gleaming

shining with faint light

gorse

spiny yellow flowering shrub

grimace

a distortion of the face made in disgust

gruff

surly

guttural

throaty, harsh-sounding

illumination

bright light used for decoration

imbued

permeated

immoderate

excessive, lacking in moderation

imperceptibly

slightly, gradually

impetus

the force or energy with which a body moves

impunity

exemption from punishment

infusion

liquid obtained by steeping herbs

jeer

scoff derisively

limbo

awaiting a decision

malicious

intending to do evil or make trouble

mellow

softened by age and experience

metronome

an instrument that keeps time at spaced intervals with a tick

midriff

the part of the front of the body that is between the chest and the abdomen

oblivion

the state of being forgotten

phenomenon

remarkable person or thing

predicament

difficult or embarrassing situation

protracted

excessively long in duration or size

provocation

incitement

pustule

a pimple containing puss

ransacked

plundered

reconnaissance

a survey of the area

resilience

recovering easily and quickly

suicidal

wanting to kill oneself

tantalizing

teasingly unattainable

tottering

standing or walking unsteadily

transparent

allowing light to pass through it ; see-through

trundling

rolling or moving heavily

unprecedented

unparalleled, never seen before

uvula

fleshy extension of the soft palatte that hangs at the back of the throat

wandmaker

a person who makes wands

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