Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Acromantula–Erumpent

by J.K. Rowling
Set in the Harry Potter universe, this book purports to be an encyclopedia of magical creatures written by the wizard Newt Scamander.

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  1. secretion
    a specialized substance released from a gland or cell
    Its distinctive features include the thick black hair that covers its body; its legspan, which may reach up to fifteen feet; its pincers, which produce a distinctive clicking sound when the Acromantula is excited or angry; and a poisonous secretion.
  2. importation
    the commercial activity of buying goods from another country
    Acromantula eggs are defined as Class A Non-Tradeable Goods by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, meaning that severe penalties are attached to their importation or sale.
  3. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
    The Ashwinder lives for only an hour and during that time seeks a dark and secluded spot in which to lay its eggs, after which it will collapse into dust.
  4. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
    Wizards avoided Augurey nests for fear of hearing that heart-rending sound, and more than one wizard is believed to have suffered a heart attack on passing a thicket and hearing an unseen Augurey wail.
  5. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
    The Augurey has since enjoyed a vogue as a home weather forecaster, though many find its almost continual moaning during the winter months difficult to bear.
  6. plume
    the feather of a bird
    The male has a scarlet plume upon its head.
  7. giddy
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
    Those who have been stung by a Billywig suffer giddiness followed by levitation.
  8. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
    Generations of young Australian witches and wizards have attempted to catch Billywigs and provoke them into stinging in order to enjoy these side effects, though too many stings may cause the victim to hover uncontrollably for days on end, and where there is a severe allergic reaction, permanent floating may ensue.
  9. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
    Generations of young Australian witches and wizards have attempted to catch Billywigs and provoke them into stinging in order to enjoy these side effects, though too many stings may cause the victim to hover uncontrollably for days on end, and where there is a severe allergic reaction, permanent floating may ensue.
  10. gouge
    force with the thumb
    The Bowtruckle, which eats insects, is a peaceable and intensely shy creature but if the tree in which it lives is threatened, it has been known to leap down upon the woodcutter or tree-surgeon attempting to harm its home and gouge at their eyes with its long, sharp fingers.
  11. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
    An offering of woodlice will placate the Bowtruckle long enough to let a witch or wizard remove wand-wood from its tree.
  12. dilute
    reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
    Diluted Bundimun secretion is used in certain magical cleaning fluids.
  13. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
    Wizarding authorities in each of the countries where centaurs are found have allocated areas where the centaurs will not be troubled by Muggles; however, centaurs stand in little need of wizard protection, having their own means of hiding from humans.
  14. repute
    look on as or consider
    They are reputed to be well versed in magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy.
  15. versed
    thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
    They are reputed to be well versed in magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy.
  16. divination
    the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
    They are reputed to be well versed in magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy.
  17. gorge
    overeat or eat immodestly
    They will also enter wizard dwellings and attack magical objects such as wands, gradually gnawing their way through to the magical core, or else settle in dirty cauldrons, where they will gorge upon any lingering drops of potion.
  18. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
    The smooth and hairless skin is a mottled green, the hands and feet are webbed, and the arms and legs are long and supple, enabling the Clabbert to swing between branches with the agility of an orangutan.
  19. supple
    moving and bending with ease
    The smooth and hairless skin is a mottled green, the hands and feet are webbed, and the arms and legs are long and supple, enabling the Clabbert to swing between branches with the agility of an orangutan.
  20. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
    The Demiguise is a peaceful herbivorous beast, something like a graceful ape in appearance, with large, black, doleful eyes more often than not hidden by its hair.
  21. pelt
    the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
    Demiguise pelts are highly valued as the hair may be spun into Invisibility Cloaks.
  22. indiscriminate
    not marked by fine distinctions
    As this seems to have raised Muggle awareness of the dangers of slaying their fellow creatures indiscriminately, the International Confederation of Wizards has never deemed it appropriate that the Muggles should be made aware of the continued existence of the Diricawl.
  23. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
    As this seems to have raised Muggle awareness of the dangers of slaying their fellow creatures indiscriminately, the International Confederation of Wizards has never deemed it appropriate that the Muggles should be made aware of the continued existence of the Diricawl.
  24. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
    Perhaps the most beautiful type of dragon, it has iridescent, pearly scales and glittering, multi-coloured, pupil-less eyes, hence its name.
  25. spate
    a large number or amount or extent
    A spate of kangaroo killings in the late 1970s were attributed to a male Opaleye ousted from his homeland by a dominant female.
  26. attribute
    credit to
    A spate of kangaroo killings in the late 1970s were attributed to a male Opaleye ousted from his homeland by a dominant female.
  27. oust
    remove from a position or office
    A spate of kangaroo killings in the late 1970s were attributed to a male Opaleye ousted from his homeland by a dominant female.
  28. unwary
    not alert to danger or deception
    Opaleye eggs are pale grey and may be mistaken for fossils by unwary Muggles.
  29. tolerant
    showing the capacity for endurance
    The Fireball is aggressive but more tolerant of its own species than most dragons, sometimes consenting to share its territory with up to two others.
  30. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
    The Welsh Green blends well with the lush grass of its homeland, though it nests in the higher mountains, where a reservation has been established for its preservation.
  31. earthy
    of or consisting of or resembling the soil
    The Welsh Green’s eggs are an earthy brown, flecked with green.
  32. fleck
    make a spot or mark onto
    The Welsh Green’s eggs are an earthy brown, flecked with green.
  33. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    The wizard clan MacFusty, who have dwelled in the Hebrides for centuries, have traditionally taken responsibility for the management of their native dragons.
  34. protrude
    extend out or project in space
    It has yellow eyes, bronze horns and similarly coloured spikes that protrude from its long tail.
  35. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
    The Norwegian Ridgeback resembles the Horntail in most respects, though instead of tail spikes it sports particularly prominent jet-black ridges along its back.
  36. allege
    report or maintain
    An unsubstantiated report alleges that a Ridgeback carried off a whale calf off the coast of Norway in 1802.
  37. gore
    wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object
    The Longhorn has dark-green scales and long, glittering golden horns with which it gores its prey before roasting it.
  38. rotund
    excessively large
    Rotund and slower in flight than the Vipertooth or the Longhorn, the Ironbelly is nevertheless extremely dangerous, capable of crushing dwellings on which it lands.
  39. mangle
    alter so as to make unrecognizable
    Mandrake-growers have been known to seize the leaves of one of their prize plants only to find a bloody mangled mess below owing to the attentions of a Dugbog.
  40. cackle
    a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's sound after laying an egg
    It is larger than a gnome (three feet high on average), with a pointed face and a high-pitched cackle that is particularly entrancing to children, whom it will attempt to lure away from their guardians and eat.
Created on Fri Mar 09 17:40:19 EST 2018 (updated Tue Sep 11 12:05:15 EDT 2018)

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