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The Rookie S3E8: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 8CrimeDramaComedy

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  • exigent

    Word

    needing quick action or attention

  • jesting

    Word

    joking or intended as a joke

  • tagger

    Word

    a person who adds tags or labels to photos, files, or other items

  • interlace

    Word

    to weave or link together in a crisscross pattern

  • dispassionate

    Word

    calm and fair, without being influenced by strong feelings

  • antacid

    Word

    a medicine that reduces acid in the stomach

  • cresting

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    to rise and become visible over the horizon

  • palatable

    Word

    pleasant to taste

  • predicate

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    to state or claim something formally

  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • cautionary

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    serving as a warning or reminder about danger or bad results

  • leavings

    Word

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

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  • jest

    Word

    a joke or playful remark

  • conjugal

    Word

    relating to marriage or to a married couple

  • cyclical

    Word

    happening again and again in a regular pattern

  • quart

    Word

    a unit for measuring liquid, equal to two pints

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • prenatal

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    relating to the time before a baby is born

  • cinder

    Word

    a small piece of burned coal or wood that is still hot

  • felon

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    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • repaint

    Word

    to paint something again

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

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  • curried

    Word

    flavored with curry

  • pretense

    Word

    the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

  • samaritan

    Word

    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • cad

    Word

    a man who behaves badly and dishonorably, especially toward women

  • exponential

    Word

    increasing very quickly

  • evener

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

  • clockwork

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    the mechanism inside a clock

  • misdemeanor

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    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • nourishment

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    food or other things that help a person or animal grow and stay healthy

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • stripper

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

  • obsess

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

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • hone

    Word

    to sharpen a blade or tool

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • confer

    Word

    to give someone a title, honor, right, or benefit

  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • relentless

    Word

    continuing without stopping or weakening

  • disapprove

    Word

    to have or show a bad opinion of something

  • gruesome

    Word

    very shocking and disgusting, especially because of violence or injury

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • magnesium

    Word

    a chemical element, symbol Mg, used in alloys and important for the body

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • degrade

    Word

    to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • victimless crime

    Phrase

    a crime that does not directly harm a specific person

  • kidnapper

    Word

    a person who kidnaps someone

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • sugar up

    Phrase

    to eat too much sugary food

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • nurture

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    to help someone or something develop and grow

  • designate

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    to officially choose someone for a job or role

  • leverage

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    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • sac

    Word

    a small pouch or sac-like bag

  • censor

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    to remove or block parts of a book, film, message, or other content because they are considered offensive or dangerous

  • occupant

    Word

    a person who is in a place, vehicle, or building at a particular time

  • slim jim

    Phrase

    a thin metal tool used to open a car door without a key

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • air support

    Phrase

    military help from aircraft during a battle or attack

  • profiling

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

  • sniff out

    Phrase

    to find or discover something hidden, especially by searching carefully

  • baby up

    Phrase

    to treat someone like a child, especially by being too protective

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • like clockwork

    Phrase

    in a very smooth, regular, and reliable way

  • culprit

    Word

    the person who did a crime or caused a problem

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • scheming

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    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • eagle eye

    Phrase

    a very good ability to notice small details or mistakes

  • grand scheme

    Phrase

    the big picture; the overall situation

  • in jest

    Phrase

    as a joke; not seriously

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • palette

    Word

    a flat board that an artist uses to hold and mix paint

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • what's in the bag

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is new or how someone is doing

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • arming

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

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

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