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 Topic: Vocabulary 
         Book: HP3
      
1. medieval: of or like middle ages (period from 500 to 1500) 

2. bellow: shout in a loud voice

3. souvenir: something you keep to remember an event 

4. silhouette: (pronounced si-lo-et) a dark shape seen against a light background

5. stealthily: done quietly in order not to be seen or heard

6. ominous: suggesting that something bad is going to happen

7. withdraw: to take something back 

8. trance: a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious or


able to control himself or herself

9. wince: a facial expression showing pain or embarrassment 

10. pine: to strongly wish for something hard to obtain

11. scrounger: someone who tries to get food and money by asking for them instead of
working for them

12. apoplectic: extremely and obviously angry

13. reckless: showing a lack of care about risks and dangers

14. Prowling: to move about or wander stealthily in or as if in search of prey.

15. Apparate: to appear magically; to teleport to or from a place.

16. Abashed: to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert

17. Sombre: an adjective we use to describe dark and shadowy things

18. Pushover: a person who is easy to overcome or influence.

19. Smug: very pleased and satisfied with yourself

20. Swerve: to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the
straight or direct course.

21. Sullen: showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and
a refusal to be sociable.

22. Squelching: make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through
mud

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