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Castle S1E4: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 4DramaCrime

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  • underpay

    Word

    to pay someone less than they should be paid

  • payee

    Word

    a person or company that receives a payment

  • crucify

    Word

    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • swoon

    Word

    to faint, especially from strong emotion or excitement

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • immeasurable

    Word

    too great or extreme to measure

  • blackmailer

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    a person who demands money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information

  • irreparable

    Word

    impossible to repair or fix

  • egotistical

    Word

    too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

  • cautionary

    Word

    serving as a warning or reminder about danger or bad results

  • gloat

    Word

    to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

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  • leavings

    Word

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

  • comforter

    Word

    a thick warm cover for a bed, filled with soft material

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • copped

    Word

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

  • hospitable

    Word

    friendly and generous to guests or visitors

  • savvy

    Word

    practical knowledge and skill, especially about business or technology

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • callous

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    showing no sympathy or concern for other people

  • startle

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    to make someone suddenly feel shocked or alarmed

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

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  • implicate

    Word

    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • councilman

    Word

    a man who is a member of a local government council

  • evener

    Word

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

  • imperfection

    Word

    a small fault or flaw

  • overpass

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    a bridge or road that goes over another road

  • derrick

    Word

    a tall structure used for lifting heavy equipment or drilling for oil

  • misdemeanor

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    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • stripper

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    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • thrift

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    careful use of money and other resources; not wasting them

  • fodder

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    food for farm animals

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • madden

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    to make someone very angry or annoyed

  • decorator

    Word

    a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • jackal

    Word

    a wild animal like a small dog, found in Africa and Asia

  • intimidation

    Word

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

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • herring

    Word

    a silver fish that is often eaten and can be salted or pickled

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • damaged goods

    Phrase

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

  • pulp fiction

    Phrase

    cheap, sensational fiction that is made mainly to entertain

  • hypocrite

    Word

    a person who says they believe or support something but acts differently

  • richness

    Word

    the quality of being rich, deep, or full of flavor, color, or detail

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • disbelief

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    a feeling that you cannot believe something is true

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • horny

    Word

    sexually excited

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • line out

    Phrase

    an audio socket that sends out an unamplified signal

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • vulnerability

    Word

    the state of being open to harm, attack, or criticism

  • majestic

    Word

    beautiful, impressive, and grand in a way that inspires admiration

  • sweetness

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    the quality of tasting sweet

  • stun

    Word

    to shock or surprise someone very much

  • rout

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

  • hysterical

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    very upset, excited, or out of control; also, extremely funny

  • public record

    Phrase

    official information or documents that anyone can access

  • evade

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    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • deep pocket

    Phrase

    a person or organization with a lot of money

  • tempt

    Word

    to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • city council

    Phrase

    the elected group that runs a city

  • witch hunt

    Phrase

    an unfair campaign against a person or group, often based on opinion rather than facts

  • pay the bills

    Phrase

    to earn enough money to cover your basic living expenses

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • big ones

    Phrase

    money, especially a large amount of it

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • ecstasy

    Word

    a feeling of extreme happiness or excitement

  • syracuse

    Word

    a city in central New York State

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • caliber

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    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • inevitably

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    used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

  • prose

    Word

    ordinary written language that is not poetry

  • stirring

    Word

    moving or able to move people strongly

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • feud

    Word

    a long, angry argument or conflict

  • housekeeping

    Word

    the work of cleaning and taking care of a house or other building

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • time line

    Phrase

    another spelling of timeline

  • liaison

    Word

    a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together

  • wave in

    Phrase

    to signal someone to come inside with a wave

  • put round

    Phrase

    to spread a rumor or news to other people

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • scotch

    Word

    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

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