Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Chapters 8–14

by J.K. Rowling
In the conclusion to J.K. Rowling's wildly popular fantasy series, Harry must track down and dispose of the remaining Horcruxes and make a final stand against Voldemort.

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  1. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    While Mr. Weasley repaired the damage and Hagrid shouted apologies to anybody who would listen, Harry hurried back to the entrance to find Ron face-to-face with a most eccentric-looking wizard.
  2. infestation
    the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
    She lingered in that charming little garden to say hello to the gnomes, such a glorious infestation!
  3. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
    “Er—my name’s Barny,” said Harry, flummoxed.
  4. burgeon
    grow and flourish
    “Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today—perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaim in Mermish—do not repress it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!”
  5. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
    Harry, who had no grudge against Krum, shook hands; then, feeling that it would be prudent to remove Krum from Ron’s vicinity, offered to show him his seat.
  6. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
    “That’s Xenophilius Lovegood, he’s the father of a friend of ours,” said Ron. His pugnacious tone indicated that they were not about to laugh at Xenophilius, despite the clear provocation.
  7. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
    “How do you know Gregorovitch made my vand?”
    “I...I read it somewhere, I think,” said Harry. “In a—a fan magazine,” he improvised wildly and Krum looked mollified.
  8. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
    “Oh yes, Harry, I saw it. That woman, or vulture might be a more accurate term, positively pestered me to talk to her. I am ashamed to say that I became rather rude, called her an interfering trout, which resulted, as you may have seen, in aspersions cast upon my sanity.”
  9. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    Doge looked stiff and solemn at this, but Auntie Muriel drained her goblet and clicked her bony fingers at a passing waiter for a replacement.
  10. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
    And why it was so important, Harry could not explain even to himself, yet he felt it had been tantamount to a lie not to tell him that they had this place and these experiences in common.
  11. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
    Beneath the Cloak he could feel the last vestiges of Polyjuice leaving him, his hands returning to their usual length and shape.
  12. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
    They were now standing in the middle of a familiar small and shabby square. Tall, dilapidated houses looked down on them from every side.
  13. gallantry
    chivalry or courtesy towards women
    Ron had had a fit of gallantry and insisted that Hermione sleep on the cushions from the sofa, so that her silhouette was raised above his.
  14. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
    Somebody had searched the house since the Order had left. Snape? Or perhaps Mundungus, who had pilfered plenty from this house both before and after Sirius died?
  15. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
    A few of the books had been shaken roughly enough to part company with their covers, and sundry pages littered the floor.
  16. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
    We had a very quiet birthday tea, just us and old Bathilda, who has always been sweet to us and who dotes on Harry.
  17. dismally
    in a dreadful manner
    A dead mouse fell out and rolled dismally across the floor.
  18. copious
    large in number or quantity
    There was a loud crack and the house-elf that Harry had so reluctantly inherited from Sirius appeared out of nowhere in front of the cold and empty fireplace: tiny, half human-sized, his pale skin hanging off him in folds, white hair sprouting copiously from his batlike ears.
  19. intone
    speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch
    “The house-elf’s highest law is his Master’s bidding,” intoned Kreacher.
  20. relentless
    not willing or able to stop or yield
    “So you brought the locket home,” he said relentlessly, for he was determined to know the full story. “And you tried to destroy it?”
  21. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
    “The coup has been smooth and virtually silent,” said Lupin.
  22. deduce
    conclude by reasoning
    Naturally many people have deduced what has happened: There has been such a dramatic change in Ministry policy in the last few days, and many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it.
  23. compulsory
    required by rule
    “Attendance is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard,” he replied.
  24. obligatory
    required by compulsion or convention
    It’s a change, because it was never obligatory before. Of course, nearly every witch and wizard in Britain has been educated at Hogwarts, but their parents had the right to teach them at home or send them abroad if they preferred.
  25. descent
    properties attributable to your ancestry
    And it’s also another way of weeding out Muggle-borns, because students must be given Blood Status—meaning that they have proven to the Ministry that they are of Wizard descent—before they are allowed to attend.
  26. rebuff
    reject outright and bluntly
    By repeatedly rebuffing the friendly advances of her new Wizarding neighbors, she soon ensured that her family was left well alone.
  27. burnish
    polish and make shiny
    Every surface now shone: Copper pots and pans had been burnished to a rosy glow; the wooden tabletop gleamed; the goblets and plates already laid for dinner glinted in the light from a merrily blazing fire, on which a cauldron was simmering.
  28. patent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    Opening it, she proceeded to force the painting inside, and despite the fact that it was patently too large to fit inside the tiny bag, within a few seconds it had vanished, like so much else, into the bag’s capacious depths.
  29. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
    Opening it, she proceeded to force the painting inside, and despite the fact that it was patently too large to fit inside the tiny bag, within a few seconds it had vanished, like so much else, into the bag’s capacious depths.
  30. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
    “Phineas Nigellus,” Hermione explained as she threw the bag onto the kitchen table with the usual sonorous, clanking crash.
  31. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
    “Ron, it all matters! If we’re going to get into the Ministry and not give ourselves away when they’re bound to be on the lookout for intruders, every little detail matters! We’ve been over and over this, I mean, what’s the point of all these reconnaissance trips if you aren’t even bothering to tell us—”
  32. gable
    the triangular wall between the sloping ends of a roof
    The buildings on either side of him had high, timbered gables; they looked like gingerbread houses.
  33. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
    Someone in the crowd around the lifts called sycophantically, “Morning, Yaxley!”
  34. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
    Beneath the title was a picture of a red rose with a simpering face in the middle of its petals, being strangled by a green weed with fangs and a scowl.
  35. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
    A few moments later, during which Harry waited with his hand upon the doorknob, there came a loud bang and a great deal of acrid black smoke billowed from a corner.
  36. gambol
    play or run boisterously
    The walls bore the same ornamental plates, each featuring a highly colored, beribboned kitten, gamboling and frisking with sickening cuteness.
  37. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
    Dumbledore was smiling wistfully out of the front cover of a glossy book.
  38. immoderate
    beyond reasonable limits
    Harry opened the book at random and saw a full-page photograph of two teenage boys, both laughing immoderately with their arms around each other’s shoulders.
  39. claustrophobic
    uncomfortably closed or hemmed in
    This one was much smaller, though the ceiling was quite as high; it gave the claustrophobic sense of being stuck at the bottom of a deep well.
  40. canter
    go at a smooth three-beat gait, of horses
    The stag’s light, more powerful and more warming than the cat’s protection, filled the whole dungeon as it cantered around and around the room.
  41. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    They managed to get up the stone steps without being intercepted, but as they approached the lifts Harry started to have misgivings.
  42. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
    The real Reg Cattermole, no longer vomiting but pale and wan, had just come running out of a lift.
  43. gaudy
    marked by conspicuous display
    Struggling to draw breath into lungs that felt flattened, he blinked and realized that the gaudy glare was sunlight streaming through a canopy of leaves far above him.
  44. berth
    a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
    He shoved aside an old armchair and lowered Ron carefully onto the lower berth of a bunk bed.
  45. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
    An ornate letter S, inlaid with many small green stones, glinted dully in the diffused light shining through the tent’s canvas roof.
Created on Wed Jan 03 10:40:36 EST 2018 (updated Tue Sep 11 12:03:30 EDT 2018)

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