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Blue Bloods S12E9: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 9CrimeDrama

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  • brutalize

    Word

    to treat someone very cruelly or violently

  • ecstatically

    Word

    in a way that shows extreme happiness or excitement

  • coddle

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    to treat someone with too much care or protection

  • blab

    Word

    to talk too much in a boring or annoying way

  • gratis

    Word

    without charge; free

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • sinker

    Word

    a small weight used to sink a fishing line in water

  • wormed

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    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • bayed

    Word

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

  • forthwith

    Word

    immediately; at once

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • broach

    Word

    to start talking about a difficult or sensitive subject

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  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • libra

    Word

    the seventh sign of the zodiac, represented by scales

  • whittle

    Word

    to cut or shape wood by shaving off small pieces with a knife

  • eon

    Word

    a very long period of time

  • peppering

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    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • aegis

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    the protection or support of a powerful person or organization

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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

  • craziness

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    wild, silly, or out-of-control behavior

  • felon

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    a person who has been convicted of a serious crime

  • 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

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  • slider

    Word

    a small hamburger

  • headstone

    Word

    a stone marker placed at a grave

  • blanketing

    Word

    covering something completely, especially with a layer of snow, smoke, or other material

  • pellet

    Word

    a small, round, compressed piece of material

  • extinguisher

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    a device used to put out a fire

  • rectify

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    to correct something and make it right

  • evener

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

  • fatality

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    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • lotto

    Word

    a game or lottery in which people buy tickets with numbers and prizes are given to winning numbers drawn at random

  • yorker

    Word

    a ball bowled very close to the batsman's feet

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • bucking

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    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • astrology

    Word

    the belief that the positions of the stars and planets can affect people’s lives and personalities

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • intrusion

    Word

    the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • come with it

    Phrase

    to challenge someone to fight, compete, or prove themselves

  • repeal

    Word

    to officially end a law or rule

  • buck for

    Phrase

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

  • iris in

    Phrase

    to show a scene with an iris shot that opens out from the center

  • solitude

    Word

    the state of being alone, often by choice

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • fives

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

  • vested

    Word

    earned or officially guaranteed, so it cannot be taken away

  • foil

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    to stop something from succeeding

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • could have sworn

    Phrase

    used to say you are very sure about something, especially when it seems surprising or untrue

  • walk free

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • circulate

    Word

    to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • nail down

    Phrase

    to make a plan, decision, or arrangement final and certain

  • nutty

    Word

    slightly crazy, strange, or eccentric

  • reload

    Word

    to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

  • growing pains

    Phrase

    small problems or difficulties that happen when something is new or just starting to grow

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • and counting

    Phrase

    used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

  • fighting chance

    Phrase

    a small but real chance of success in a difficult situation

  • day and age

    Phrase

    the present time, especially compared with the past

  • take the hint

    Phrase

    to understand a hint and do what it suggests

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • at every turn

    Phrase

    in every situation; all the time

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • arming

    Word

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

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • fang

    Word

    a long, pointed tooth, especially in a meat-eating animal

  • credibility

    Word

    the quality of being trusted and believed

  • werewolf

    Word

    a mythical person who changes into a wolf, usually at full moon

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • overhaul

    Word

    a complete repair or improvement of something

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • top shelf

    Phrase

    the upper part of the goal in ice hockey

  • legal advice

    Phrase

    advice from a lawyer about a legal matter

  • fingerprint

    Word

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

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • trade in

    Phrase

    to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

  • jam up

    Phrase

    to become blocked or crowded so that movement is difficult

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • sort through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things carefully to find what you need or decide what matters

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • burn down

    Phrase

    to be destroyed by fire

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • talk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone step by step

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