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Blue Bloods S10E1: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 1CrimeDrama

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  • enticement

    Word

    something that attracts or tempts someone

  • tamp

    Word

    to press something down firmly so it becomes tightly packed

  • rile

    Word

    make someone annoyed or angry

  • guano

    Word

    the waste from seabirds or bats, used as fertilizer

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • rationalization

    Word

    the act of making a bad action or mistake seem reasonable by giving false or irrelevant reasons

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • legible

    Word

    easy to read or see clearly

  • badgering

    Word

    to annoy someone by asking or telling them to do something again and again

  • overrule

    Word

    to use your authority to change or reject a decision

  • absolution

    Word

    formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context

  • ulterior

    Word

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

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  • larceny

    Word

    the crime of stealing someone else's property

  • squabble

    Word

    to argue about something unimportant

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • alienate

    Word

    to make someone feel less connected or less friendly toward you or a group

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • crabbing

    Word

    the activity of catching crabs

  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • mouthful

    Word

    the amount of food or liquid that fills your mouth

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • coney

    Word

    an old word for a rabbit

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • skim

    Word

    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • trucking

    Word

    the business of transporting goods by truck

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • yay

    Word

    used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • digger

    Word

    a person or animal that digs

  • damaged goods

    Phrase

    people or things that are seen as no longer acceptable, useful, or desirable

  • hell on wheels

    Phrase

    a person who is very energetic, wild, or hard to control

  • activist judge

    Phrase

    a judge who is seen as letting political views influence decisions

  • recessed

    Word

    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • hefty

    Word

    large, heavy, or strong, often in a way that is impressive

  • animosity

    Word

    strong dislike or hatred between people or groups

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • chute

    Word

    a sloping tube or slide that things move down

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • police commissioner

    Phrase

    the person who leads a police force or police department

  • roll up on

    Phrase

    to come up to someone suddenly, often in a threatening way

  • press corps

    Phrase

    a group of journalists who cover a particular organization, event, or official body

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • grand larceny

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something worth more than the legal limit for petty theft

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • traction

    Word

    the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • deep pocket

    Phrase

    a person or organization with a lot of money

  • hive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • true colors

    Phrase

    someone's real character or intentions, especially when they are different from what seemed true before

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • intimidate

    Word

    to make someone feel afraid, especially in order to control them

  • hack it

    Phrase

    to be able to deal with a difficult situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • nice try

    Phrase

    used to say that an attempt was not successful

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • shy away

    Phrase

    to avoid something because you feel nervous, afraid, or unwilling

  • rile up

    Phrase

    to make someone feel annoyed or angry

  • go around with

    Phrase

    to have a romantic relationship with someone

  • diminish

    Word

    to make something smaller, weaker, or less important

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • leasing

    Word

    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • bedside

    Word

    the area next to a bed

  • cam

    Word

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

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • looping

    Word

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

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • get into it

    Phrase

    to start arguing or fighting with someone

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • time line

    Phrase

    another spelling of timeline

  • latitude

    Word

    the distance of a place north or south of the equator

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • zoom in on

    Phrase

    to focus closely on a particular subject, detail, or image

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

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