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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Chapters 19–27

In the fourth book of the Harry Potter series, the Triwizard Tournament brings foreign students — and unexpected dangers — to Hogwarts.

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  1. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
    Hermione was furious with the pair of them; she went from one to the other, trying to force them to talk to each other, but Harry was adamant: He would talk to Ron again only if Ron admitted that Harry hadn’t put his name in the Goblet of Fire and apologized for calling him a liar.
  2. snide
    expressive of contempt
    Harry’s feeling of barely controlled panic was with him wherever he went, as ever-present as the snide comments about the Daily Prophet article.
  3. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    Harry supposed that as Hogsmeade was the only all-wizard village in Britain, it was a bit of a haven for creatures like hags, who were not as adept as wizards at disguising themselves.
  4. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
    Madam Rosmerta, the pretty landlady, didn’t seem to think much of this; she was looking askance at Moody as she collected glasses from tables around them.
  5. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
    Hagrid now bent down on the pretext of reading the S.P.E.W. notebook as well, and said in a whisper so low that only Harry could hear it, “Harry, meet me tonight at midnight at me cabin. Wear that Cloak.”
  6. imbue
    fill or soak totally
    Dragons are extremely difficult to slay, owing to the ancient magic that imbues their thick hides, which none but the most powerful spells can penetrate.
  7. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
    And there was the Horntail, at the other end of the enclosure, crouched low over her clutch of eggs, her wings half-furled, her evil, yellow eyes upon him, a monstrous, scaly, black lizard, thrashing her spiked tail, leaving yard-long gouge marks in the hard ground.
  8. incessantly
    without interruption
    Pigwidgeon was so overexcited at the idea of a delivery he was flying around and around Harry’s head, hooting incessantly.
  9. transpire
    become known
    But the skrewts, it transpired, did not hibernate, and did not appreciate being forced into pillow-lined boxes and nailed in.
  10. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
    “I would think,” she said, in a mystical whisper that did not conceal her obvious annoyance, “that some of us”—she stared very meaningfully at Harry—“might be a little less frivolous had they seen what I have seen during my crystal gazing last night. As I sat here, absorbed in my needlework, the urge to consult the orb overpowered me. I arose, I settled myself before it, and I gazed into its crystalline depths...and what do you think I saw gazing back at me?"
  11. codger
    an eccentric elderly man
    Dobby whispered, “He said we is free to call him a—a barmy old codger if we likes, sir!”
  12. impregnable
    incapable of being attacked or tampered with
    “Harry—we’ve just got to grit our teeth and do it,” said Ron on Friday morning, in a tone that suggested they were planning the storming of an impregnable fortress.
  13. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
    Don’t get complacent, though, Harry. You’ve only done one task; whoever put you in for the tournament’s got plenty more opportunity if they’re trying to hurt you.
  14. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
    “Oh I suppose not,” she sighed, and she sat down to watch their chess match, which culminated in an exciting checkmate of Ron’s, involving a couple of recklessly brave pawns and a very violent bishop.
  15. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
    There was a Christmas bauble tied to the loop on top of his tea cozy.
  16. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
    But the World Cup was a fiasco for the whole Ministry, and then, Mr. Crouch suffered a huge personal shock with the misbehavior of that house-elf of his, Blinky, or whatever she was called.
  17. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
    Mad-Eye Moody was doing an extremely ungainly two-step with Professor Sinistra, who was nervously avoiding his wooden leg.
  18. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
    “No, I don’t like it,” Harry lied, and he led her away from the dance floor, past Fred and Angelina, who were dancing so exuberantly that people around them were backing away in fear of injury, and over to the table where Ron and Padma were sitting.
  19. fraternize
    be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother
    “He’s competing against Harry! Against Hogwarts! You—you’re—” Ron was obviously casting around for words strong enough to describe Hermione’s crime, “fraternizing with the enemy, that’s what you’re doing!”
  20. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
    When the next song ended, everybody applauded once more, and Harry saw Ludo Bagman kiss Professor McGonagall’s hand and make his way back through the crowds, at which point Fred and George accosted him.
  21. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
    “I don’t know who Maxime thinks she’s kidding,” Harry said, watching Madame Maxime sitting alone at the judges’ table, looking very somber.
  22. bigotry
    intolerance and prejudice
    But honestly, all this hysteria about giants. They can’t all be horrible.... It’s the same sort of prejudice that people have toward werewolves.... It’s just bigotry, isn’t it?
  23. affront
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    Bagman looked almost affronted, but couldn’t say much more as Fred and George turned up at that point.
  24. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
    “Oh...I see...” said Myrtle, picking at a spot on her chin in a morose sort of way.
  25. rendition
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
    It took three more underwater renditions of the egg’s song before Harry had it memorized; then he trod water for a while, thinking hard, while Myrtle sat and watched him.
  26. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
    You’ve gone and stolen a Triwizard clue, Peeves.... Dumbledore’ll have you out of here for this, you filthy, pilfering poltergeist.
  27. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    Filch looked yearningly up the stairs, right through Harry, who could see that he was very reluctant to forgo the chance of cornering Peeves.
  28. illicit
    contrary to or forbidden by law
    Potion ingredients have gone missing from my private store cupboard...students attempting illicit mixtures, no doubt.
  29. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    “Professor Moody, this is evidence of Peeves’ treachery!”
  30. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
    There was nothing in Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks...nothing in A Guide to Medieval Sorcery...not one mention of underwater exploits in An Anthology of Eighteenth-Century Charms, or in Dreadful Denizens of the Deep, or Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to Do with Them Now You’ve Wised Up.
  31. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
    Ron and Hermione both gave Harry half-exasperated, half- commiserating looks.
  32. waspish
    very irritable
    “What were you going to do, snore at them?” said Hermione waspishly.
  33. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
    “She’s really ugly,” says Pansy Parkinson, a pretty and vivacious fourth-year student, “but she’d be well up to making a Love Potion, she’s quite brainy. I think that’s how she’s doing it.”
  34. feigned
    not genuine
    “I haven’t been anywhere near your office!” said Harry angrily, forgetting his feigned deafness.
  35. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
    They went into Gladrags Wizardwear to buy a present for Dobby, where they had fun selecting the most lurid socks they could find, including a pair patterned with flashing gold and silver stars, and another that screamed loudly when they became too smelly.
  36. fissure
    a long narrow opening
    Then, at last, Sirius slipped out of sight, and when they reached the place where he had vanished, they saw a narrow fissure in the rock.
  37. comeuppance
    a usually negative outcome or fate that is well deserved
    “Getting his comeuppance for sacking Winky, isn’t he?” said Hermione, an edge to her voice.
  38. dodgy
    marked by skill in deception
    “Better not make it sound like I reckon Crouch is up to anything dodgy, though. Percy loves Crouch.”
  39. bluster
    act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
    Blustering on about how bad Bertha’s memory is.
  40. liability
    something that holds you back
    I can see her being a bit of a liability at the Ministry of Magic...maybe that’s why Bagman didn’t bother to look for her for so long.
Created on Wed Aug 26 20:30:41 EDT 2015 (updated Tue Jul 19 13:53:22 EDT 2022)

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