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Suits S1E8: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 8Drama

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • pyrrhic

    Word

    describing a victory that costs so much that it is almost like a defeat

  • embezzle

    Word

    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • perpetrate

    Word

    to commit a serious crime or other harmful act

  • solvency

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    the ability to pay what you owe

  • greenback

    Word

    a U.S. paper dollar bill

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • malfeasance

    Word

    illegal or dishonest behavior, especially by someone in power or in a company

  • pariah

    Word

    a person who is rejected by other people or by society

  • masseuse

    Word

    a woman who gives professional massage treatments

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

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  • specter

    Word

    a bad thing that seems likely to happen

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • capitulate

    Word

    to stop fighting or resisting and accept defeat

  • purview

    Word

    the range of things that someone is responsible for or allowed to deal with

  • depose

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    to remove someone from a position of power

  • habitable

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    good enough for people to live in

  • contaminate

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    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • whiff

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    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

  • churn

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    to stir cream or milk until it becomes butter

  • caddy

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    a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • dupe

    Word

    to trick someone into believing something false

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  • benzene

    Word

    a colorless, flammable liquid used in making chemicals and as a solvent

  • tenacity

    Word

    the quality of being very determined and not giving up easily

  • audacity

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    boldness that can be impressive or shocking

  • rapport

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    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • conspirator

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    a person who secretly plans or helps plan a crime or other illegal act

  • humpback

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    a large whale with long fins and a hump on its back

  • oblige

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    to make someone legally or morally required to do something

  • alumnus

    Word

    a person who has graduated from a school, college, or university

  • perjury

    Word

    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • penchant

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    a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

  • inquisition

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    a long and often harsh investigation or questioning

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • waive

    Word

    to give up a right, claim, or rule requirement

  • punitive

    Word

    intended to punish someone

  • infertility

    Word

    the condition of being unable to have children

  • hearsay

    Word

    information that you heard from other people, not from direct knowledge or proof

  • implicate

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    to show or suggest that someone is involved in something bad or illegal

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • beehive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • glitch

    Word

    a small fault or problem in a machine, computer, or system

  • scapegoat

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    a person who is blamed for other people's mistakes or problems

  • stripper

    Word

    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • extradition

    Word

    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • commandment

    Word

    a religious law or rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments

  • impromptu

    Word

    done without planning or rehearsal

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • forte

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    something that you are especially good at

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • hatchet

    Word

    a small axe with a short handle

  • formality

    Word

    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • unearth

    Word

    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • evaporate

    Word

    to change from a liquid into a gas

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • party to

    Phrase

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

  • fabrication

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    to make something in a factory or workshop

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • fraudulent

    Word

    involving fraud or deception

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • pulmonary embolism

    Phrase

    a blockage in an artery in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot

  • criminal prosecution

    Phrase

    legal action taken against someone accused of a crime

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • endowment

    Word

    money or property given to support a person, school, or organization

  • cultivate

    Word

    to prepare land for growing crops or plants

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • 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

  • pulmonary

    Word

    relating to the lungs

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • vigorous

    Word

    strong, active, and full of energy

  • layering

    Word

    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • stretcher

    Word

    a frame with handles or poles for carrying a sick or injured person

  • scrutiny

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    careful and often critical examination of something

  • safeguard

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • methane

    Word

    a colorless, odorless gas that burns easily and is found in natural gas

  • revise

    Word

    to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • amend

    Word

    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • scheming

    Word

    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • if need be

    Phrase

    if necessary

  • out of luck

    Phrase

    unable to get what you want or need

  • if needs be

    Phrase

    if necessary; if it becomes necessary

  • bury the hatchet

    Phrase

    to stop arguing or fighting and become friendly again

  • halfway decent

    Phrase

    fairly good, but not excellent

  • empty suit

    Phrase

    an important-looking but ineffective person, especially in politics or business

  • insignificant

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    too small or unimportant to matter much

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