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The Mentalist S1E10: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 10CrimeDramaMystery

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  • animus

    Word

    strong dislike or hostility toward someone or something

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • congenial

    Word

    pleasant and easy to get along with

  • acuity

    Word

    the sharpness of sight, hearing, or thought

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • inadmissible

    Word

    not allowed or not acceptable, especially in a legal or official situation

  • falsify

    Word

    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • combative

    Word

    ready to argue or fight; aggressive in manner

  • surly

    Word

    bad-tempered and unfriendly in a way that can seem rude

  • calibrate

    Word

    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

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  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • hoarding

    Word

    the act of keeping and storing a lot of things, often too many

  • ironclad

    Word

    so strong or certain that it cannot be changed or broken

  • manipulator

    Word

    a person who uses other people in a clever or dishonest way to get what they want

  • readjust

    Word

    to adjust something again

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • putt

    Word

    to hit a golf ball gently so it rolls toward the hole

  • pelt

    Word

    to throw or hit someone or something with a lot of small objects

  • slaughterhouse

    Word

    a place where animals are killed for meat

  • alumnus

    Word

    a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university

  • calibration

    Word

    the process of checking or adjusting a measuring device so it gives accurate results

  • saturation

    Word

    the point at which nothing more can be added or absorbed

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  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • adrift

    Word

    floating or moving without being controlled

  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • patronize

    Word

    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • evener

    Word

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

  • culmination

    Word

    the final and most important stage or point of something

  • remarry

    Word

    to marry again

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • hypnosis

    Word

    a state in which someone is very relaxed and more open to suggestion

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • chimpanzee

    Word

    a large ape that lives in Africa and is closely related to humans

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • ominous

    Word

    giving a feeling that something bad is going to happen

  • banish

    Word

    to force someone to leave a place, country, or group

  • symposium

    Word

    a formal meeting where people discuss a particular subject

  • temperament

    Word

    a person's usual way of reacting and behaving

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • my good man

    Phrase

    a polite or old-fashioned way to address a man

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • animal rights

    Phrase

    the belief that animals should have legal rights and be protected from suffering

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • equip

    Word

    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • senseless

    Word

    stupid, pointless, or not sensible

  • fives

    Word

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

  • eradicate

    Word

    to completely get rid of something bad or unwanted

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

    Word

    located at the front of something

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • elm

    Word

    a tall tree with rough leaves and hard wood

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • control freak

    Phrase

    a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • lifeboat

    Word

    a small boat used in emergencies to save people from a ship or other danger

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • maniac

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, often in an excessive way

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • intimidate

    Word

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

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • irrational

    Word

    not based on clear thought or good judgment

  • powerless

    Word

    unable to act, influence events, or change a situation

  • sham

    Word

    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • 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

  • differential

    Word

    showing or based on a difference

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • shameful

    Word

    causing shame, embarrassment, or a feeling that something is morally wrong

  • in the long term

    Phrase

    over a long period of time, especially when thinking about the future

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • restrain

    Word

    to stop someone or something from moving or acting freely

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • amuse

    Word

    to make someone feel happy or entertained

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • top shelf

    Phrase

    the upper part of the goal in ice hockey

  • post up

    Phrase

    to stand or stay in one place for a while, often casually

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • auditorium

    Word

    a large room or hall where people sit to watch a performance or hear a speech

  • cosmos

    Word

    the universe and everything in it

  • poke around

    Phrase

    to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • cunning

    Word

    clever in a way that uses trickery or slyness

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • in full

    Phrase

    completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • charcoal

    Word

    a black substance made by heating wood or other material without air, used as fuel or for drawing

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • assurance

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    a statement that is meant to make someone feel confident or safe

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

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