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FBI S2E4: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 4CrimeAction & AdventureDrama

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  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • jilt

    Word

    to suddenly end a romantic relationship with someone

  • mafioso

    Word

    a member of the Mafia or another criminal gang

  • rile

    Word

    make someone annoyed or angry

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • mannerism

    Word

    a repeated habit or way of moving, speaking, or behaving

  • actionable

    Word

    able to be used to take practical action

  • wristband

    Word

    a band worn around the wrist, often used for identification, access, or support

  • disaffected

    Word

    dissatisfied with the people in power and no longer willing to support them

  • lockup

    Word

    a jail or prison, especially a small one used for short-term holding

  • betterment

    Word

    the act of making something better or improving it

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  • circumstantial

    Word

    based on the facts and details of a situation

  • condolence

    Word

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • corroborate

    Word

    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • discriminating

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    able to notice small differences and make careful judgments

  • copped

    Word

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

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • spook

    Word

    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • evener

    Word

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

  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • sneaker

    Word

    a soft shoe with a rubber sole, worn for sports or casual use

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  • discriminate

    Word

    to notice or understand the difference between things

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • refute

    Word

    to prove that a statement, theory, or claim is false

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • suffice

    Word

    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • possessive

    Word

    relating to a noun or pronoun form that shows possession or belonging

  • insignia

    Word

    a badge, emblem, or mark that shows rank, membership, or authority

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • kosher

    Word

    allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • capital murder

    Phrase

    the crime of murder that can be punished by death

  • provocative

    Word

    likely to cause a strong reaction, especially by upsetting or challenging people

  • pent up

    Phrase

    held back or not expressed

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • criterion

    Word

    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • two shot

    Phrase

    a film shot that shows two people together

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • charismatic

    Word

    having a strong charm that makes people admire and follow you

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • inquire

    Word

    to ask for information or details

  • brownish

    Word

    slightly brown in color

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses 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

  • heartbreak

    Word

    deep sadness or pain caused by a breakup, disappointment, or loss

  • civil right

    Phrase

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

  • consciously

    Word

    with awareness and intention; not by accident

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • empower

    Word

    to give someone the power or confidence to do something

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • leave it at that

    Phrase

    to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

  • inaccurate

    Word

    not correct or exact

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • affiliation

    Word

    the fact of being connected with a group, organization, or cause

  • stoke

    Word

    to add fuel to a fire so it burns more strongly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • rile up

    Phrase

    to make someone feel annoyed or angry

  • predominantly

    Word

    mainly; mostly

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • imperative

    Word

    extremely important or necessary

  • imperfect

    Word

    not perfect; having faults or flaws

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • wind up

    Phrase

    to end up in a particular place, situation, or state

  • run up

    Phrase

    to make something increase or build up, especially a debt or a score

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • bumper

    Word

    the bar on the front or back of a car that helps protect it in a crash

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

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

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

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