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Blue Bloods S1E6: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 6CrimeDrama

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  • sweepings

    Word

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • clingy

    Word

    wanting too much attention or closeness from other people

  • softener

    Word

    a substance or product that makes something softer

  • strychnine

    Word

    a very poisonous substance once used as a poison

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • ramification

    Word

    a result or effect of an action, especially one that is complicated or unwanted

  • bountiful

    Word

    large in amount; plentiful

  • shackle

    Word

    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

  • boisterous

    Word

    noisy, lively, and hard to control

  • resuscitate

    Word

    to bring someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical treatment

  • frailty

    Word

    the state of being weak, delicate, or easily broken

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  • flunk

    Word

    to fail an exam, test, or course

  • twittering

    Word

    the soft, repeated sound birds make

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • entitle

    Word

    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • criminally

    Word

    in a way that is extremely bad or excessive

  • scrabble

    Word

    to scratch or feel around for something with your fingers

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • laxative

    Word

    a medicine that helps you pass stool

  • legalization

    Word

    the process of making something legal

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • miscellaneous

    Word

    made up of different kinds of things; mixed

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • simplistic

    Word

    too simple, so that it ignores important details or complexity

  • parmesan

    Word

    a hard, salty cheese used in Italian cooking

  • diviner

    Word

    a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

  • negligent

    Word

    not careful enough, especially in a way that causes harm or breaks a duty

  • evener

    Word

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

  • counteract

    Word

    to reduce or cancel the effect of something by acting against it

  • nostalgic

    Word

    feeling or showing nostalgia for the past

  • pusher

    Word

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • plaid

    Word

    a pattern of crossed lines that forms squares or checks

  • fringed

    Word

    having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • arsenic

    Word

    a poisonous chemical element

  • yam

    Word

    an edible root vegetable with starchy flesh

  • eggplant

    Word

    a plant that produces a large purple vegetable

  • excellency

    Word

    a formal title used for some important officials, such as ambassadors or governors

  • franciscan

    Word

    a member of the Franciscan religious order

  • kaiser

    Word

    the title used for the emperor of Germany and Austria in the past

  • goody

    Word

    a small piece of food, especially something sweet

  • slotted

    Word

    having a narrow cut or opening

  • rename

    Word

    to give something a new name

  • chloride

    Word

    a chemical compound containing chlorine

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • sedative

    Word

    a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

  • rightly

    Word

    in a way that is deserved or justified

  • operative word

    Phrase

    the word in a phrase that is most important for the meaning or point being made

  • turn on the waterworks

    Phrase

    to start crying in an exaggerated or theatrical way

  • fender

    Word

    a metal or plastic guard over a car wheel that helps protect it from mud and damage

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • knuckle

    Word

    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • lacrosse

    Word

    a team sport played with long sticks and a small ball

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • party to

    Phrase

    involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • full disclosure

    Phrase

    a statement that gives all the important facts, especially when something might affect your opinion

  • lethal dose

    Phrase

    an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

  • potassium chloride

    Phrase

    a chemical compound used as a salt substitute, fertilizer, and medicine

  • unbalanced

    Word

    not balanced or evenly arranged

  • skirting

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    a board or strip fixed along the bottom of a wall

  • milling

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    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • sacking

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    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • disciplinary

    Word

    relating to rules, discipline, or punishment for breaking rules

  • the cat's out of the bag

    Phrase

    used to say that a secret has been revealed

  • disclosure

    Word

    the act of making secret or unknown information known

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • number seven

    Phrase

    the batter who is scheduled to bat seventh in the batting order

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • janitor

    Word

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

  • hit with

    Phrase

    to tell someone something surprising or unpleasant, especially suddenly

  • higher power

    Phrase

    God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

  • minor in

    Phrase

    to study a subject as a secondary subject at college or university

  • nerve ending

    Phrase

    the end of a nerve fiber that receives or sends signals

  • shoot the messenger

    Phrase

    to blame the person who brings bad news instead of dealing with the real problem

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sanction

    Word

    a punishment or restriction imposed for breaking a law or rule

  • whack

    Word

    to hit something with a quick, hard blow

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • don't give me that

    Phrase

    an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

  • headlight

    Word

    a light on the front of a vehicle that helps you see the road at night

  • residue

    Word

    a small amount of something that is left after the rest has been removed or used

  • consistency

    Word

    the quality of staying the same or happening in the same way over time

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • identity theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing someone's personal information and using it to commit fraud

  • double vision

    Phrase

    a condition in which you see one thing as two images

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