Philosopher’s Stone vocab

Question 1

train up (v)

Answer 1

He’ll have to be trained up a bit, of course

- Hadgrid -

Question 2

so the first

Answer 2

Hadgrid always wanted a dragon. Told me so the first time I met him.

Question 3

walk about (v)

Answer 3

wander

Nothing give a student the right to walk about at night

Question 4

detention (n)

Answer 4

= detainment, confinement

To ensure it doesn’t happen again, all four of you will receive detention

You will join your classmate in detention

Question 5

dungeon (n)

Answer 5

A pity they let old punishment die

Was a time detention found you hanging your thumbs in the dungeons.

Question 6

to be on smt (a)

Answer 6

You’re still on about that bloody dragon, are you?

Question 7

monstrous (a)

Answer 7

kỳ dị, khổng lồ, gớm ghiếc …

frighteningly hideous; horribly absurd; fiendish; extremely large

A monstrous creature. It is terrible crime to slay a unicorn

Question 8

fiendish (a)

Answer 8

a fiendish plan plot idea

= demonic, devilish, wicked, malicious

Question 9

absurd (a)

Answer 9

unreasonable, nonsensical, ridiculous, preposterous, silly, foolish

That uniform makes them look absurd

Question 10

hideous (a)

Answer 10

= gruesome, terrible,
= appalling, shocking,
= repulsive, disgusting

He had committed a hideous crime.

Question 11

to be an inch from death

Answer 11

Drink an unicorn’s blood will keep you alive even if you are an inch from death.

Question 12

live off

Answer 12

But he’s weak. He’s living off the unicorns.

Question 13

panic (v)

Answer 13

scare, be overcome with extremely fright

Lucky we didn’t panic.

I got into a panic when i found the door was locked. (n)

Question 14

Sacrifice (v)

Answer 14

He’s going to sacrifice himself.