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The Blacklist S10E1: English vocabulary

Season 10, Episode 1DramaCrimeMystery

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  • inviolability

    Word

    the state of being protected from being entered, touched, or harmed

  • twiddle

    Word

    to twist or fiddle with something, often because you are nervous or bored

  • inviolable

    Word

    that must not be violated or broken

  • furtherance

    Word

    the act of helping something develop or succeed

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • postmark

    Word

    the mark stamped on a letter or package by the post office, showing where and when it was mailed

  • consular

    Word

    relating to a consul or a consulate

  • squarely

    Word

    in a direct, firm, or exact way

  • preclude

    Word

    to prevent something from happening or make it impossible

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  • mezzanine

    Word

    a low floor between two main floors of a building

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • sprinkler

    Word

    a device that sprays water over grass or plants

  • interrogate

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    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • townhouse

    Word

    a house that is joined to other houses in a row

  • evener

    Word

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

  • blacklist

    Word

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

  • oxidation

    Word

    the process of a substance combining with oxygen

  • obsess

    Word

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

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  • blindfold

    Word

    a cloth or band tied over someone's eyes so they cannot see

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • contraband

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    goods that are brought into or taken out of a country illegally

  • cliche

    Word

    a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • detonate

    Word

    to make something explode

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • chassis

    Word

    the main frame and underside of a vehicle, especially a car

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • career criminal

    Phrase

    a person who makes a living by committing crimes

  • platter

    Word

    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • incompatible

    Word

    not able to work, live, or exist together successfully

  • confidential informant

    Phrase

    a person who secretly gives information to the police about a crime or criminal

  • fives

    Word

    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

  • discreet

    Word

    careful about what you say or do, especially to keep something private

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • parting

    Word

    the act of leaving someone or ending a relationship or meeting

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • annex

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    to add something as an extra part, especially to a document or report

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • arming

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

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • undone

    Word

    not finished or completed

  • 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

  • business school

    Phrase

    a school that offers courses in business and management

  • automatic rifle

    Phrase

    a rifle that fires automatically, especially one used by soldiers

  • unlawful

    Word

    not allowed by law

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • low profile

    Phrase

    a way of behaving that avoids attracting attention

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • moor

    Word

    an area of open land with few trees, often wet and wild

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • warp

    Word

    to bend or twist out of shape

  • reinforcement

    Word

    the act of making something stronger or more effective

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • shuffle

    Word

    to walk with short steps, dragging your feet a little

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • disclose

    Word

    to make secret or new information known

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • priceless

    Word

    worth so much that it cannot be measured in money

  • ducking

    Word

    to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen

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