Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
Vocabulary

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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 ease, into the bag's capacious depths.

capacious = large in capacity

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2 meanings, 2 uses

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As Scabior said it, Harry's scar, which was stretched tight across his distended forehead, burned savagely.

distended = extended or swollen

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  "I recognize the grooved markings around the base, that's an Erumpent horn and it's incredibly dangerous - I don't know where you got it-"
  "I bought it," said Xenophilius dogmatically.

dogmatically = insisting what she says is the absolute truth

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He had thought that he would feel elated if they managed to steal back the Horcrux, but somehow he did not; all he felt... was worry about what would happen next.

elated = had a feeling of happiness and excitement

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He had expected to hear cheer of triumph and jubilation at his death,

jubilation = high-spirited delight

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Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were now sleeping in the sitting room, having shouted down Monsieur and Madame Delacour's protests

Monsieur = Mr. (in French)

(editor's note:  And Madame is the French way to address a female.)

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In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time.

perfidy = deliberate betrayal

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Ron was drawing attention to this odd phenomenon by regarding Travers with confusion.†

phenomenon = something that exists and is of special interest

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he cried in a high-pitched, querulous voice,

querulous = whiny (complaining)

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When he saw what he had done, he was overcome with remorse.

remorse = a feeling of deep regret

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Harry, who did not feel as sanguine as he had pretended when reassuring Hermione, was glad to reach the gate and the slippery pavement.

sanguine = confidently optimistic and cheerful

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Voldemort swept from the room without a backward glance, and the great serpent floated after him

serpent = snake

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He leapt over an armchair and wrested the three wands from Draco's grip, pointed all of them at Greyback, and yelled, "Stupefy!"

stupefy = make one unable to think

(editor's note:  In this case, the word is used as the name of spell. But the name was chosen because of the common meaning of the word. Outside of Rowling's novels, the word is more commonly seen in the form stupefied—meaning "made unable to think.")

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He venerated Snape, the first Slytherin headmaster since he himself had controlled the school,

venerated = respected