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The Blacklist S8E20: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • whinny

    Word

    to make a high, soft sound like a horse

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • neigh

    Word

    to make the high sound a horse makes

  • gumption

    Word

    practical confidence and the ability to deal with problems

  • paring

    Word

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • fulcrum

    Word

    the point on which a lever turns or balances

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • materiel

    Word

    military equipment, vehicles, and supplies

  • eerily

    Word

    in a strange and frightening way

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • disavow

    Word

    to say that you do not support or are not responsible for something

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • entrails

    Word

    the internal organs of a person or animal, especially when removed or exposed

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • confidante

    Word

    a woman you trust and talk to about private matters

  • godlike

    Word

    having the power, beauty, or qualities of a god

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • forger

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    a person who makes fake copies of documents, money, or works of art

  • impossibly

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    to an extreme degree; almost unbelievably

  • hydraulics

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    the use of pressurized liquid to power machines or equipment

  • rheumatism

    Word

    pain and stiffness in the joints or muscles

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • bosom

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    the chest, especially when thought of as the place where feelings are held

  • nibble

    Word

    to take small bites of something

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  • indignation

    Word

    a feeling of anger because something seems unfair or insulting

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • logistical

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    relating to the planning and movement of people, goods, or equipment

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • creak

    Word

    to make a harsh, high-pitched sound as it moves or is pressed

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • diligence

    Word

    careful and persistent effort

  • winery

    Word

    a place where wine is made and often sold

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • chime

    Word

    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • prudent

    Word

    careful and sensible, especially about the future or about money

  • incision

    Word

    a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

  • neutralize

    Word

    to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

  • chirp

    Word

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

  • duly

    Word

    in the proper or expected way; as required

  • checkmate

    Word

    the move in chess that traps the opponent's king so it cannot escape

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • avail

    Word

    to be useful or help

  • magically

    Word

    in a way that seems to happen by magic

  • virginity

    Word

    the state of never having had sex

  • vibrate

    Word

    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • due diligence

    Phrase

    careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • platter

    Word

    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • simmer

    Word

    to cook something gently just below boiling point

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • renegade

    Word

    a person who has betrayed a group, country, or belief

  • llama

    Word

    a large South American animal with a long neck, used for carrying loads and for its wool

  • passageway

    Word

    a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • see into

    Phrase

    to find out the truth about something by investigating it

  • blackmailing

    Word

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

  • perpetual

    Word

    lasting forever or seeming to continue without end

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • home in

    Phrase

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

  • commando

    Word

    a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ample

    Word

    more than enough; plenty of something

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • prosecute

    Word

    to start legal action against someone, especially for a crime

  • precaution

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    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • muster

    Word

    to gather or bring together

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • petty cash

    Phrase

    money kept aside for small everyday expenses

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • cork it

    Phrase

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • compression

    Word

    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • make the cut

    Phrase

    to be chosen from a group because you are good enough or suitable

  • memorize

    Word

    to learn something so well that you can say or write it from memory

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • cocky

    Word

    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • tortoise

    Word

    a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell

  • trusting

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    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

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