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Dexter S6E11: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 11CrimeDramaMystery

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  • carpal

    Word

    relating to the wrist

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • acolyte

    Word

    a person who helps in a religious ceremony

  • wormwood

    Word

    a plant with a strong bitter taste, used in medicine and in making absinthe

  • tableau

    Word

    a striking scene made by people or objects arranged in a particular way

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • nosebleed

    Word

    bleeding from the nose

  • baffle

    Word

    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • exertion

    Word

    physical or mental effort

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

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  • brazen

    Word

    bold in a way that shows no shame or fear

  • backlog

    Word

    a pile of work or tasks that have not been finished yet

  • startle

    Word

    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • evener

    Word

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

  • severance

    Word

    the ending of a job or other relationship, often with money paid to the person leaving

  • doomsday

    Word

    the end of the world or the final judgment in some religions

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • canister

    Word

    a container with a lid, used for storing dry goods or other materials

  • tentative

    Word

    not certain or fixed; likely to change

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • dizziness

    Word

    a feeling that you or the room is spinning, often making you unsteady

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

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  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • epiphany

    Word

    a sudden moment of understanding or realization

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • stalker

    Word

    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • human hand

    Phrase

    the work or influence of people, especially when something is not natural

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • decomposition

    Word

    the process of rotting or breaking down

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • come under

    Phrase

    to be included in a particular category, law, or authority

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • foil

    Word

    to stop something from succeeding

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • back into

    Phrase

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

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • channeling

    Word

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

  • meteor

    Word

    a bright streak of light in the sky caused by a small rock burning up in the atmosphere

  • mass murderer

    Phrase

    a person who has killed many people in one incident

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • ligament

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects bones in a joint

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • pageant

    Word

    a public show or procession with elaborate costumes and scenery

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

  • open mind

    Phrase

    a willingness to consider new ideas or opinions

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • go along

    Phrase

    to agree to something or let something happen, often reluctantly

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • order up

    Phrase

    to place an order for something, especially food or drinks

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • squeaky clean

    Phrase

    very clean and neat

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • respiratory

    Word

    relating to breathing or the organs used for breathing

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • all clear

    Phrase

    a signal that danger or an emergency has ended and it is safe to continue

  • staging

    Word

    the way a play, show, or event is arranged and presented

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • head start

    Phrase

    an advantage gained by starting before other people

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • ark

    Word

    a large boat, especially the one Noah built in the Bible

  • take the wheel

    Phrase

    to take control of driving a vehicle

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • amazon

    Word

    a strong, brave woman

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • depict

    Word

    to show or describe something in words or in a picture

  • probable

    Word

    likely to happen or be true, but not certain

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • good show

    Phrase

    a cheerful way of saying well done or expressing approval

  • ringed

    Word

    having a ring or rings around it

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • tract

    Word

    a large area of land

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • satan

    Word

    the devil in some religions

  • laying

    Word

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

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