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The Walking Dead S1E3: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 3Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • fidget

    Word

    to make small repeated movements, especially because you are nervous or impatient

  • washboard

    Word

    a flat board with ridges, used for washing clothes by hand

  • sniffle

    Word

    to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • clamor

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    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • paltry

    Word

    very small or too small to be useful or fair

  • wily

    Word

    clever and willing to use tricks to get what you want

  • motherless

    Word

    having no mother

  • vibrator

    Word

    a device that vibrates, often used for sexual pleasure

  • emphatically

    Word

    in a forceful way that shows strong feeling or emphasis

  • gnaw

    Word

    to bite or chew something repeatedly, especially for a long time

  • welcomer

    Word

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

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  • patter

    Word

    a light tapping or rustling sound

  • douche

    Word

    an insulting word for a rude, unpleasant, or contemptible person

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • stockade

    Word

    a fence made of strong upright posts set close together

  • ember

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    a small piece of burning wood or coal left in a dying fire

  • submerge

    Word

    to put something under water or another liquid

  • venison

    Word

    the meat of a deer

  • clang

    Word

    to make a loud, sharp metallic sound

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • copped

    Word

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

  • padlock

    Word

    a small lock with a U-shaped metal bar, used for doors, gates, bikes, and boxes

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  • thud

    Word

    to make a dull, heavy sound

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • meager

    Word

    small in amount; not enough

  • sizzling

    Word

    hot and making a hissing sound while cooking

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • prod

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    to poke or push something with a finger or a pointed object

  • bolting

    Word

    running away suddenly and quickly

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • honk

    Word

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

  • dispel

    Word

    make a feeling, doubt, or belief go away

  • evener

    Word

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

  • merciful

    Word

    showing kindness and forgiveness

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • assorted

    Word

    made up of different kinds of things

  • quarried

    Word

    to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

  • whoop

    Word

    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • mutter

    Word

    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • chirp

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

  • grinder

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    a machine or tool used for grinding or crushing things into smaller pieces

  • huff

    Word

    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • whim

    Word

    a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

  • sweeten

    Word

    to make something sweet or sweeter

  • Miss Piggy

    Phrase

    a rude slang term for an overweight woman

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • slur

    Word

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • grime

    Word

    a layer of dirt that is stuck on a surface

  • manly

    Word

    showing qualities such as strength, courage, or confidence that are traditionally seen as masculine

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • rumbling

    Word

    a deep, low, continuous sound

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

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    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • round up

    Phrase

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

  • python

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    a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them

  • never you mind

    Phrase

    used to tell someone not to ask about something or not to worry about it

  • word to the wise

    Phrase

    a brief remark that gives someone useful advice or a warning

  • play well with others

    Phrase

    to get along well with other people and cooperate easily

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • something is up

    Phrase

    used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

  • rattle

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    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • gray area

    Phrase

    a situation that is not clearly one category, rule, or answer

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • what are the odds

    Phrase

    used to show surprise that something unlikely has happened

  • sat nav

    Phrase

    an informal word for a satellite navigation system in a car

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • thundering

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    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • cocky

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    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • overrun

    Word

    to spread over and take control of a place, often in an unwanted way

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • punch out

    Phrase

    to knock someone down by hitting them hard with punches

  • chew up

    Phrase

    to criticize someone very harshly

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • swarm

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    a large group of insects flying or moving together

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • vulture

    Word

    a large bird that eats dead animals

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • radiator

    Word

    a metal device that heats a room by carrying hot water or steam

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

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