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The Red Serpent: Spartacus (2010) S01E01 English vocabulary

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  • gladiatorial

    Word

    relating to gladiators or their fights

  • preen

    Word

    to clean and arrange your feathers with your beak

  • teary

    Word

    showing tears or likely to cry

  • collude

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    to secretly work together, usually to do something dishonest or harmful

  • simian

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    relating to or resembling apes or monkeys

  • disquiet

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    a feeling of worry or unease

  • overstep

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    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • thracian

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    relating to ancient Thrace, its people, or their language

  • disservice

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    an action that harms someone or fails to help when help is needed

  • beckon

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    to signal to someone with a hand, head, or arm to come closer or follow

  • cotta

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    a rough woolen cloth made in Italy

  • bayed

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    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • inbred

    Word

    present in someone or something from birth, not learned or acquired

  • encroach

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    to slowly move beyond a limit, boundary, or right

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • reappearance

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    the fact of appearing again after being away or hidden

  • clank

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    to make a sharp, hard metallic sound

  • murmuring

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    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • ferocity

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    the quality of being very fierce, violent, or intense

  • barbaric

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    very cruel, violent, or shocking

  • scourge

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    something that causes great suffering or trouble

  • pompous

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    too proud and serious in a way that annoys other people

  • colossus

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    something or someone that is extremely large, important, or powerful

  • amass

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    to collect or gather a large amount of something over time

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  • desertion

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    the act of leaving a person, group, or organization without permission or support

  • gash

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    a long, deep cut or wound

  • sentry

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    a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch

  • deserter

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    a soldier who leaves the armed forces without permission

  • encampment

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    a temporary camp, especially for soldiers or travelers

  • creak

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    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • murmur

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    a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

  • partake

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    to take part in something

  • merciful

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    showing kindness and forgiveness

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • withhold

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    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • remarry

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    to marry again

  • revere

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    to feel deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • cocking

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    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • mockery

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    mocking or insulting words or behavior

  • arid

    Word

    very dry because there is little rain

  • towering

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    very tall or high, especially in a way that is impressive

  • jackal

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    a wild animal like a small dog, found in Africa and Asia

  • horde

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    a very large crowd or group of people

  • cowardice

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    the lack of courage to do something difficult or dangerous

  • eater

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    a person or thing that eats

  • gladiator

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    a man in ancient Rome who fought in public contests for entertainment

  • repayment

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    the act of paying back money that you owe, especially a loan or debt

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • sharpen

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    to make something sharp or sharper

  • bowing

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    the act of bending your body forward to show respect or greet someone

  • wiggle

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    to move with small quick side-to-side or up-and-down motions

  • ware

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    goods or products, especially ones sold in a shop or made by a particular business

  • grievance

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    a complaint about unfair treatment or a problem that someone thinks should be fixed

  • sanded

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    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • spurred

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    to make someone or something more likely to act or happen

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • tit

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    a small bird in the tit family

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • discreet

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    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • ample

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    more than enough; plenty of something

  • serpent

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    a snake, especially one that is large or seen as dangerous

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • barbarian

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    a person who is thought of as uncivilized or cruel

  • titan

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    a very important or powerful person or thing in a particular field

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • raider

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    a person who attacks a place or group and steals things

  • get out of my sight

    Phrase

    an angry order telling someone to go away and stop bothering you

  • booting

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    the process of starting a computer

  • defy

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    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • rattle

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    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • speak out

    Phrase

    to say what you think openly, especially when it is difficult or risky

  • consolation

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    comfort and support that helps you feel less sad or upset

  • spur

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    a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

  • consul

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    an official who represents their government in a foreign city and helps citizens there

  • presently

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    soon; after a short time

  • respectful

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    showing respect for other people and their feelings, rights, or opinions

  • laurel

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    a wreath made from laurel leaves, used as a sign of victory or honor

  • flatter

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    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • tickle

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    to touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh

  • tribune

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    a person who defends or represents the rights of others

  • deserving

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    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • pick it up

    Phrase

    to speak or act more quickly

  • plank

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    a long, flat piece of wood used in building or for making floors

  • ration

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    a fixed amount of food, fuel, or other supplies given to each person, especially in a shortage

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • humiliate

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    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • spectacle

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    a striking or impressive display or performance

  • not wise

    Phrase

    not sensible; showing poor judgment

  • mourning

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    the feeling and actions of sadness after someone has died

  • eclipse

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    an event in which one celestial body blocks the light from another

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • align

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    to put things in the correct position or line

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