Creative Writing Vocab Week 11 Verbose Verbs!

refute Hermione tried to refute Harry’s claims that the Half- Blood Prince was a decent person. She tried to find evidence to prove Harry wrong. To disprove, to prove wrong or false

preen Hermione must have spent hours preening and brushing her hair to get ready for the big dance. Her date was a big time Quidditch player after all. To clean one’s feathers (as in birds); to spend time primping or preparing to look good

peeve Peeves is a nettlesome poltergeist who likes to irritate and annoy people. He peeves them by dropping stuff on them, taunting them, singing rude songs, and general knavish tricks. To annoy or irritate

stupefy The Confundus Charm stupefies and addles people; the Stupefy Charm stuns people and knocks them unconscious. That’s crazy, backwards word usage! To confuse

mediate Harry grew tired of Ron and Hermione’s bickering. He tried to mediate to find some resolution, but they wouldn’t listen to his interventions. To intervene in an attempt to bring reconciliation; to help opposing forces come to an agreement

loathe Harry loathes Potions Class; on the other hand, he loves Defense Against the Dark Arts. To hate or abhor

incite George and Fred grew tired of Umbridge’s tyrannical rule. They incited rebellion at every chance they could. Many fought against her leadership by joining the DA. To encourage or stir up; to urge or persuade, usually into violence

mutiny The twins finally grew completely fed up and mutinied by growing a magical swamp in the lobby. After their rebellion, they took off to start up their magical jokes shop. To refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority (As a noun, it refers to rebellion against authority)

glower Snape glowered at Harry. How dare he sneak a peek at his memories! His angry stare turned Harry’s legs to mush. To look angrily or sullenly at

endeavor Harry endeavored to find the horcruxes. He knew where many of them might be, but there were still a few. He and his friends would have to work very hard to achieve the destruction of Voldemort. To try hard to achieve or accomplish

hone Harry helped the other students hone their skills at defense by forming Dumbledore’s Army. Their skills sharpened as they practiced. To sharpen

gibber Hermione gibbered wildly about what she discovered in the library. Ron and Harry couldn’t figure out what she was talking about because she was so flustered To speak rapidly and unintelligibly, often as a result of shock or fear