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24 S8E2: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 2Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • irk

    Word

    to annoy or irritate someone

  • newsman

    Word

    a man who reports the news on radio or television

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • antagonism

    Word

    strong dislike or hostility between people or groups

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • ere

    Word

    before; earlier than

  • palmed

    Word

    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • conspire

    Word

    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sift

    Word

    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • esquire

    Word

    a polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • dispatcher

    Word

    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • armory

    Word

    a room or building where weapons are kept

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • fatality

    Word

    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • mistrust

    Word

    a feeling that you do not trust someone or something

  • reinstate

    Word

    to give someone back their job, rank, or previous position

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  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • medallion

    Word

    a large decorative medal, often worn on a chain or used as an ornament

  • dismantle

    Word

    to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • stripping

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    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • hitter

    Word

    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

  • speculate

    Word

    to guess or form an opinion about something without enough evidence

  • intrusion

    Word

    the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • skirting

    Word

    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • dissent

    Word

    to express disagreement with an official opinion or decision

  • improvise

    Word

    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • tracing

    Word

    the act of following or marking the path or position of something

  • peace process

    Phrase

    the process of negotiating to end a war or conflict

  • discretion

    Word

    careful behavior or speech that avoids offending people or revealing private information

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • sift through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

  • file off

    Phrase

    to leave in a line, one after another

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • framing

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    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • diagnostic

    Word

    relating to tests that help find out what is wrong with something, especially a medical problem

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • optimism

    Word

    hope and confidence that things will turn out well

  • postpone

    Word

    to change a planned event or action to a later time

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • live for

    Phrase

    to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

  • respiratory

    Word

    relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

  • zoned

    Word

    restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

  • registry

    Word

    an official record or list of names, events, or items

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • interrogation

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    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • stand by

    Phrase

    to wait and be ready to act when needed

  • to be honest

    Phrase

    used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

  • inexperienced

    Word

    not having much experience or skill

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

  • utilize

    Word

    to use something in a practical or effective way

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • chopper

    Word

    a helicopter

  • logging

    Word

    the business of cutting and selling trees for wood

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • wade

    Word

    to walk through water or another liquid with effort

  • clearance

    Word

    the removal of things that are blocking a space or getting in the way

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • get better

    Phrase

    to become healthier or improve

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • courier

    Word

    a person or company that carries packages or documents for others

  • precinct

    Word

    a police station or the area it serves

  • drone

    Word

    a small flying machine that is controlled from a distance

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • honorable

    Word

    deserving respect because of honest, fair, and good behavior

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

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