decimate
Wordto damage or destroy something very badly
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FBI S2E12: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 12CrimeAction & AdventureDrama
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bolo
Worda long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood
brownstone
Worda house or apartment building made from brown sandstone, especially in New York City
welcomer
Worda person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
fantastical
Wordstrange, unusual, or made up from the imagination
volatility
Wordthe quality of changing quickly and unpredictably
subsidize
Wordto pay part of the cost of something so it can be sold more cheaply or provided more easily
canvass
Wordto go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support
irregularity
Wordthe state of not being regular or even
ringleader
Wordthe person who leads a group, especially one doing something bad or illegal
shifty
Wordlooking or acting as if you are hiding something
parishioner
Worda person who belongs to a parish, especially one who attends its church
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synchronize
Wordto make things happen at the same time or in the same way
expend
Wordto spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources
extort
Wordto get money, information, or something else by threats or force
logistical
Wordrelating to the planning and movement of people, goods, or equipment
workable
Wordpractical and likely to work
incur
Wordto have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions
evener
Wordsomething that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
scour
Wordto clean something by rubbing it hard
necking
Wordkissing and touching someone in a sexual way
sentinel
Worda person or soldier who keeps watch and guards a place
forgery
Wordthe crime of making a fake copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art
carding
Wordthe process of combing and separating wool or other fibers
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skied
Wordpast tense of ski
shameless
Wordshowing no shame or embarrassment, especially in a bold or rude way
keyed
Wordlocked with a key
swat
Wordto hit something quickly with your hand
tailing
Wordthe act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them
crusader
Worda person who strongly supports and works for a cause
dumpster dive
Phraseto search through trash for useful or valuable things
hard on
PhraseA strong sexual desire for someone
penetrating
Wordclear and strong, and hard to ignore
Other Side
Phrasethe life or world believed to exist after death
parole officer
Phrasea person who supervises someone who has been released from prison on parole
confidential informant
Phrasea person who secretly gives information to the police about a crime or criminal
dump on
Phraseto complain to someone about your problems for a long time
fly out
Phrasea ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out
blackmailing
Wordthe act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information
mercenary
Worda soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army
proxy
Wordthe authority to act or vote for someone else
fives
Worda game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
shotted
Wordpast tense and past participle of shoot
espionage
Wordthe secret gathering of information about another country or organization
leverage
Wordthe power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more
head up
Phraseto lead a group, team, or project
fancied
Wordimagined rather than real
hook up with
Phraseto start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone
damascus
Wordthe capital city of Syria
healer
Worda person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine
casing
Worda hard outer cover that protects or encloses something
turn around
Phrasecause something to improve a lot
pleading
Wordshowing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way
desperation
Worda feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve
defy
Wordto openly refuse to obey or accept something
reload
Wordto load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page
search warrant
Phrasean official court order that allows police to search a place
conflicting
Wordnot agreeing with something else; contradictory
that's a good one
Phraseused to say that something is not believable
hoax
Worda trick or lie meant to make people believe something false
find out
Phraseto discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
logistical nightmare
Phrasea situation that is very hard to organize because it needs a lot of coordination
indictment
Worda formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime
arming
Wordthe act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
disable
Wordto make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all
dishwasher
Worda machine that washes dishes automatically
sounder
Worda group of wild boars
hands up
Phrasea shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched
personal effect
Phrasepersonal belongings, especially ones you carry with you
invincible
Wordimpossible to defeat or overcome
back out
Phraseto decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do
the Bomb
Phrasethe first nuclear bomb ever made or used
bank robber
Phrasea person who steals money from a bank
personal effects
Phrasea person's belongings, especially the ones they take with them when traveling or moving
natural history
Phrasethe study of plants, animals, and other living things in the natural world
foot traffic
Phrasethe number of people passing by or visiting a place, especially a shop or business
bagging
Wordthe act of putting things into bags or packages
launder
Wordwash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items
manipulation
Wordthe act of skillfully handling or controlling something
cartridge
Worda container that holds ammunition or an explosive charge
fingerprint
Wordthe pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person
burner
Worda device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat
phrasing
Wordthe way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing
looping
Wordthe repeated playing of a video, song, or other media
get into it
Phraseto start arguing or fighting with someone
come out with
Phraseto say something suddenly or without thinking first
sedan
Worda car with a closed body and usually four doors
sit on
Phraseto delay dealing with something
chance on
Phraseto find or meet something by chance
punch in
Phraseto enter information by pressing keys or buttons
bossed
Wordto give someone orders in a rude or controlling way
hook up
Phraseto connect a device to a power source or another device
detain
Wordto keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning
blueprint
Worda detailed plan for building something
hacker
Worda person who breaks into computer systems or networks
framing
Wordthe way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way
lookout
Worda person who watches for danger or for something important to appear
bun
Worda small round bread roll, sometimes sweet
like that
Phraseused to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned
work in
Phraseto find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place