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J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 51 words

February 5, 2010 By Ivete (New York, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
Vocabulary from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

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  1. out-of-bounds
    outside the foul lines
    Filch found them
    trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the
    entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.
  2. Petunia
    annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
    Just then, the doorbell rang -- "Oh, good Lord,
    they're here!" said Aunt Petunia
    frantically -- and a moment later,
    Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in with his mother.
  3. Ron
    a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
    "Well done, Ron, excellent," said Percy Weasley pompously across Harry as "Zabini, Blaise," was made a Slytherin.
  4. scruff
    the back side of the neck
    They were rattling over an underground ravine ,
    and Harry leaned over the side to try to see what was down at the bottom, but
    Hagrid groaned and pulled him back by the scruff of his neck.
  5. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    "Just a bit of toast," wheedled Hermione.
  6. tern
    small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
    People jostled him on their way to platforms nine and tern.
  7. bated
    diminished or moderated
    They all drew
    their chairs up to the table and watched with bated breath.
  8. pompously
    in a pompous manner
    out-of-bounds
    Petunia
    Ron
    scruff
    wheedle
    tern
    bated
    pompously
    hurtle
    jostle
    filch
    mystified
    engulf
    hunch
    griffin
    wizard
    best friend
    ravine
    expel
    sneer
    glowing
  9. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
    The air became colder and colder as they
    hurtled round tight corners.
  10. jostle
    make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
    People jostled him on their way to platforms nine and tern.
  11. filch
    make off with belongings of others
    Filch found them
    trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the
    entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.
  12. mystified
    totally perplexed and mixed up
    Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange mystified looks before she was dashing back,
    an enormous old book in her arms.
  13. engulf
    flow over or cover completely
    Harry pulled a
    wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't just bang, it went of with a blast like a
    cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside
    exploded a rear admiral's hat an several live, white mice.
  14. hunch
    an impression that something might be the case
    A few embers
    were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched
    black shadows.
  15. griffin
    winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
    "Percy!"
    hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin .
  16. wizard
    one who practices magic or sorcery
    Harry pulled a
    wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't just bang, it went of with a blast like a
    cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside
    exploded a rear admiral's hat an several live, white mice.
  17. best friend
    the one friend who is closest to you
    Just then, the doorbell rang -- "Oh, good Lord,
    they're here!" said Aunt Petunia
    frantically -- and a moment later,
    Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in with his mother.
  18. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
    They were rattling over an underground ravine ,
    and Harry leaned over the side to try to see what was down at the bottom, but
    Hagrid groaned and pulled him back by the scruff of his neck.
  19. expel
    eliminate (a substance)
    "Oh, well -- I
    was at Hogwarts meself but I --er -- got
    expelled , ter tell yeh the
    truth.
  20. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
    "Who'd be writing to you?" sneered Uncle
    Vernon, shaking the letter open with one hand an glancing at it.
  21. glowing
    highly enthusiastic
    A few embers
    were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched
    black shadows.
  22. boa constrictor
    very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
  23. hand puppet
    a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
  24. knobbly
    having knobs
  25. cupboard
    a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
  26. slithering
    moving as on a slippery surface
  27. snake
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
  28. punching bag
    an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing
  29. bolt of lightning
    a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  30. slither
    to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  31. headmistress
    a woman headmaster
  32. wristwatch
    a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist
  33. tyke
    a young person of either sex
  34. sheared
    (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
  35. jab
    poke or thrust abruptly
  36. snooze
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  37. uncoil
    unwind or untwist
  38. snigger
    laugh quietly
  39. python
    large Old World boas
  40. scrawny
    being very thin
  41. waddle
    walk unsteadily
  42. beady
    small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
  43. gibber
    speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  44. hoodlum
    an aggressive and violent young criminal
  45. cobra
    venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
  46. budge
    move very slightly
  47. maniac
    an insane person
  48. fateful
    controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
  49. mantelpiece
    shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
  50. slug
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  51. revolting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust