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The Blacklist S9E6: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 6DramaCrimeMystery

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  • animating

    Word

    giving life, energy, or motion to something

  • blighting

    Word

    causing damage or harm

  • piquant

    Word

    having a pleasantly sharp, spicy, or tangy taste

  • groomer

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    a person who washes, brushes, and cares for animals, especially dogs or horses

  • sidetrack

    Word

    to distract someone from an important topic or task

  • drudge

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    a person who does dull, hard, or unpleasant work

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • volition

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    the act of making your own decisions or choices

  • insufferable

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    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • cleanser

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    a substance or product used for cleaning something, especially skin or a surface

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • apprehensive

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    worried that something bad might happen

  • nosing

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    the front edge of a step or stair

  • canvass

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

  • stereotyped

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    lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way

  • ahold

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    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • nibble

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    to take small bites of something

  • distasteful

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    unpleasant, offensive, or likely to cause dislike

  • copped

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

  • philanthropy

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    the act of giving money, time, or help to support good causes

  • ballistics

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

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • zeal

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    strong enthusiasm and energy for something you believe in

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • compulsion

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    a strong urge to do something, especially one that is hard to control

  • animate

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    to give life, energy, or movement to something

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • shaman

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    a person in some traditional cultures who is believed to heal people and communicate with spirits

  • resurgence

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    a return of something after it has been less common or less popular

  • evener

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

  • blight

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    a plant disease that causes leaves, flowers, or crops to wither and die

  • virtuoso

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    a person who is extremely skilled at music or another art

  • blacklist

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

  • deepen

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    to make something more intense, serious, or detailed

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • spiked

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    having spikes or sharp points

  • calculus

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    a branch of mathematics that uses derivatives and integrals to study change and motion

  • peril

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    serious danger, especially danger of death or injury

  • visualize

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    to form a clear picture of something in your mind

  • shadowing

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    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • cache

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    a hidden store of things kept for later use

  • intrigue

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    to make someone very interested or curious

  • efficacy

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    the ability of something, especially a treatment or medicine, to produce the intended result

  • breadth

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    the distance from one side of something to the other; width

  • palate

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    the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

  • sanded

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    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • distort

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    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • good standing

    Phrase

    the official status of being allowed to remain a member of an organization or profession

  • fives

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

  • lucrative

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    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • trajectory

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    the path that something moving through the air or space follows

  • levy

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    a tax, fee, or fine that is officially imposed

  • adverse

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    harmful or unfavorable

  • silent partner

    Phrase

    a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

  • alibi

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    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • on the plus side

    Phrase

    used to introduce a good point or advantage in a bad situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

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    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • wrench

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    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • differential

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    showing or based on a difference

  • add up

    Phrase

    to seem reasonable or consistent

  • stereotype

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    a fixed and oversimplified idea about a group of people or things

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • foremost

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    most important, famous, or powerful

  • obstruction

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    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • short handed

    Phrase

    with too few workers or players

  • perfect crime

    Phrase

    a crime that is never solved or traced to the person who committed it

  • string quartet

    Phrase

    a group of four musicians who play string instruments together

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • narrowly

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    by a very small amount; almost not

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • philanthropist

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    a person who gives money, time, or help to support good causes

  • eyewitness

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    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • read up

    Phrase

    to study or learn about something so you know more about it

  • caffeine

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    a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake

  • detain

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    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • framing

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    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • socket

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    a part that a plug, bulb, or other object fits into to make a connection

  • greatness

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    the quality of being very successful, admired, or important

  • encore

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    a request for an extra performance at the end of a concert or show

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • teamwork

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    people working together effectively as a group

  • kind of like

    Phrase

    somewhat like; in a way similar to

  • informant

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    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • ping

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    to send a quick message to someone

  • curing

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

  • syndicate

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    a group of people or companies that work together for a common purpose

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • interrogation

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    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

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