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Castle S2E17: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 17DramaCrime

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  • sexless

    Word

    lacking sexual activity or interest

  • immortalize

    Word

    to make someone or something famous or memorable forever

  • skelter

    Word

    in a hurried, confused, or disorderly way

  • taxidermy

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    the art or job of preparing dead animals and mounting them so they look lifelike

  • embalm

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    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

  • spanking

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    a physical punishment in which someone is hit on the buttocks with an open hand

  • bumpkin

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    a person who is seen as awkward, unsophisticated, or from the countryside

  • goatee

    Word

    a small pointed beard on the chin

  • taxidermist

    Word

    a person who prepares and mounts animal skins so they look lifelike

  • collate

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    to arrange and compare information or documents in order

  • muss

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    to make hair or clothes look untidy by touching or moving them

  • rapier

    Word

    a thin, light sword used for thrusting

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  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • riddling

    Word

    hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling

  • bloodless

    Word

    without bloodshed or violence

  • quip

    Word

    a short, witty remark

  • indignity

    Word

    something that makes you feel humiliated or treated without respect

  • nefarious

    Word

    evil, criminal, or very dishonest

  • strangler

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    a person who kills someone by strangling them

  • leavings

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

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • detonator

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    a device used to set off an explosive charge

  • formaldehyde

    Word

    a colorless chemical used to preserve biological samples and make plastics and resins

  • canvass

    Word

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

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  • deference

    Word

    respectful behavior that shows you accept someone else's authority or status

  • homicidal

    Word

    wanting to kill someone or related to killing a person

  • holster

    Word

    a holder for carrying a handgun

  • goggle

    Word

    protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes

  • schematic

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    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • scrabble

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    to scratch or feel around for something with your fingers

  • hutch

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    a low cupboard with shelves, often used for dishes or display

  • pegging

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    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • corroborate

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    to show that something is true or correct by giving evidence

  • populate

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    to live in or fill a place with people or animals

  • spoiler

    Word

    a comment or post that reveals an important part of a story, movie, or game before you see it

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • caged

    Word

    trapped or unable to leave a place or situation

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • backlog

    Word

    a pile of work or tasks that have not been finished yet

  • crackling

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    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • crackle

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    to make a series of short, sharp, snapping sounds

  • mortuary

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept and prepared for burial or cremation

  • delusional

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    having false beliefs that are not based in reality

  • evener

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

  • concourse

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    a large open passage or hall in a public building, especially at an airport or station

  • wrongful

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    done in a way that is not lawful or fair

  • barter

    Word

    to exchange goods or services for other goods or services instead of money

  • spank

    Word

    to hit someone on the buttocks with an open hand, usually as punishment

  • circumference

    Word

    the distance around a circle

  • undertaker

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    a person whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies for burial or cremation

  • obsess

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

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • chilling

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    making you feel very cold; cold enough to make you shiver

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • verbally

    Word

    in spoken words, not in writing

  • tycoon

    Word

    a very rich and powerful business person

  • madman

    Word

    an offensive word for a man who is thought to be mentally ill or behaving in a wild way

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Holy Grail

    Phrase

    something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

  • stalker

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    a person who follows and watches someone in a way that frightens or annoys them

  • outweigh

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    to be more important, valuable, or serious than something else

  • pastime

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    an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

  • for the loss

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way to say you really love or strongly approve of something

  • morgue

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    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • salting

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    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • cavalier

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    showing too little concern or care; casual in a way that can seem rude

  • grail

    Word

    something that is very hard to find or achieve

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • finder

    Word

    a person or thing that finds something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

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    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • perch

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    to sit or rest on something, especially a branch or bar

  • footpath

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    a path for people to walk on, especially in the countryside

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • manslaughter

    Word

    the crime of killing someone without intending to kill them

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • black powder

    Phrase

    a black explosive powder used in guns and fireworks

  • personal injury

    Phrase

    physical harm to a person, especially in a legal case

  • profiling

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

  • tracing

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    the act of following or marking the path or position of something

  • top it off

    Phrase

    used to say that something bad is made even worse by an extra problem

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • muzzle

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    a cover put over an animal's mouth to stop it biting or barking

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • life savings

    Phrase

    money that someone has saved over a long time, especially a large amount

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

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