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Dune: Part Two (2024) English vocabulary

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  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • sorrowed

    Word

    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • eviscerate

    Word

    to remove the organs from a body

  • jinn

    Word

    a spirit in Arabian and Muslim tradition that can appear in different forms and affect people

  • transmutation

    Word

    the act of changing something into a different form or state

  • obliteration

    Word

    the complete destruction of something

  • perpetrate

    Word

    to commit a serious crime or other harmful act

  • signet

    Word

    a small seal, often set in a ring, used to mark documents with a personal design or symbol

  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • fervor

    Word

    strong, intense enthusiasm or feeling

  • obliterate

    Word

    destroy completely; leave nothing behind

  • trapdoor

    Word

    a small door in a floor, ceiling, or wall that opens to a hidden space

  • ducal

    Word

    relating to a duke or a duchy

  • motherly

    Word

    showing the kind, caring, and protective qualities of a mother

  • ascendancy

    Word

    a position of power or influence over others

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • stewardship

    Word

    the careful and responsible management of something

  • inaction

    Word

    the state of not doing anything, especially when action is needed

  • abrasion

    Word

    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • abomination

    Word

    something that is extremely disgusting or hateful

  • liquidation

    Word

    the process of closing a business and selling its assets to pay debts

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  • enslave

    Word

    to make someone a slave, or force people to work without freedom

  • exterminate

    Word

    to destroy or kill something completely

  • yearn

    Word

    to want something very much, especially something you have lost or cannot have

  • defiant

    Word

    showing that you are ready to resist or disobey

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • armada

    Word

    a large group of ships, planes, or other vehicles moving together

  • agreeable

    Word

    pleasant and enjoyable

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • smuggler

    Word

    a person who moves goods illegally across a border

  • reassign

    Word

    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • fanatic

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

  • Holy Mother

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show surprise or shock

  • calculus

    Word

    a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • heartbreaking

    Word

    causing very deep sadness or pain

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • and his mother

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

  • hang in the balance

    Phrase

    to be in a very uncertain or risky situation

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • liberate

    Word

    to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

  • fresh meat

    Phrase

    an informal way of describing a newcomer who may be an easy target or a possible sexual partner

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • anthropologist

    Word

    a person who studies human societies, cultures, and how they change over time

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • hectic

    Word

    very busy and full of activity, often in a rushed or confusing way

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • redeem

    Word

    to make up for a bad quality or mistake

  • repression

    Word

    the use of force or power to stop people from speaking or acting freely

  • my Lord

    Phrase

    a respectful way to address a lord, bishop, or judge

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • in deep

    Phrase

    deeply involved in a difficult or troublesome situation

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • messiah

    Word

    the promised savior in Jewish belief

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • prevailing

    Word

    most common or widely accepted at a particular time

  • reload

    Word

    to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • way of thinking

    Phrase

    a person's usual way of thinking about things

  • off balance

    Phrase

    in a way that makes you lose your physical balance

  • hasty

    Word

    done too quickly and without enough thought

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • old fashioned

    Phrase

    a cocktail made with whiskey, sugar, bitters, and a twist or slice of orange

  • prevail

    Word

    to become stronger or more successful than something else

  • dune

    Word

    a hill of sand formed by the wind, especially near the sea or in a desert

  • big ones

    Phrase

    money, especially a large amount of it

  • thy

    Word

    your; belonging to you

  • vital sign

    Phrase

    a measurement of a person's basic body functions, such as pulse, temperature, and breathing

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • avenge

    Word

    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • prophecy

    Word

    a statement that says what will happen in the future, especially one believed to come from God or a holy person

  • of age

    Phrase

    old enough to be legally an adult

  • savior

    Word

    a person who saves someone from danger or serious trouble

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • rite

    Word

    a religious ceremony or formal act

  • flatter

    Word

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

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • friction

    Word

    the force that slows movement when two surfaces rub against each other

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

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