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The Blacklist S9E20: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • agonize

    Word

    to worry or feel upset about something for a long time

  • reconvert

    Word

    to convert back to a previous form or state

  • thereabouts

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    to about that time, date, or number

  • knell

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    the sound of a bell rung slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral or death

  • digitize

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    to change pictures, documents, or data into digital form

  • demote

    Word

    to move someone to a lower rank or position

  • malady

    Word

    a disease or illness

  • fraudulently

    Word

    in a dishonest way, especially by tricking people or breaking the law

  • skiff

    Word

    a small, light boat with a flat bottom

  • vindicate

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    to prove that someone is not guilty or wrong

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • misplace

    Word

    to put something in the wrong place and then be unable to find it

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  • incorrigible

    Word

    impossible to change, improve, or stop from bad behavior

  • obligate

    Word

    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • elliptic

    Word

    having the shape of an ellipse

  • leavings

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

  • paragon

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    a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality

  • defraud

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    to get money or property from someone by lying or cheating

  • shakedown

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    a thorough search or inspection

  • cryptography

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    the study and practice of making information secret or secure with codes

  • divulge

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    to reveal private or secret information

  • atone

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    to do something to show you are sorry for a wrong or bad action

  • frustrate

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    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • sift

    Word

    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • disloyal

    Word

    not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

  • ingest

    Word

    to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

  • gens

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    a group of families in ancient Rome who claimed the same ancestor

  • impound

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    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • precede

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    to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

  • croft

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    a small farm, especially in Scotland or northern England

  • conceivable

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    able to be imagined or thought possible

  • splatter

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    to make liquid, paint, or mud fly and land in small drops

  • evener

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

  • unworthy

    Word

    not deserving respect, approval, or love

  • revoke

    Word

    to officially cancel a law, decision, license, or agreement

  • rowan

    Word

    a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

  • mahogany

    Word

    a hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and decoration

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • turbulent

    Word

    full of conflict, confusion, or sudden change; not calm

  • entail

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    to involve something as a necessary part or result

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • statutory

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    required or allowed by law

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • whiz

    Word

    a person who is very skilled at something

  • wildfire

    Word

    a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • Red Eye

    Phrase

    a cocktail made with beer, tomato juice, and a raw egg

  • lieutenant governor

    Phrase

    an elected official who acts as the deputy to a state governor in the US

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • tip off

    Phrase

    to secretly give someone information, especially to warn them or help them

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • collateral

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    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • safeguard

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    something that protects people or things, or helps prevent harm or problems

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • flamingo

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    a large pink bird with long legs and a long neck

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • induction

    Word

    the process of introducing someone to a new job, role, or organization

  • killing time

    Phrase

    the act of doing something to pass time when you are bored or waiting

  • petty cash

    Phrase

    money kept aside for small everyday expenses

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • work wonders

    Phrase

    to be very effective and bring a big improvement

  • matter at hand

    Phrase

    the issue that is being discussed or dealt with now

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • sham

    Word

    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • now for

    Phrase

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

  • hold that thought

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to pause for a moment so you can deal with something else

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • high sea

    Phrase

    the open sea far from land

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • back out

    Phrase

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

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • flight plan

    Phrase

    a plan that gives the details of a flight

  • sift through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

  • joint account

    Phrase

    a bank account that two or more people use together

  • inch away

    Phrase

    to move away little by little

  • cold shoulder

    Phrase

    an unfriendly or dismissive act toward someone

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • burner

    Word

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

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • last words

    Phrase

    the final words someone says before they die

  • 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

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • poke around

    Phrase

    to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

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