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Castle S4E3: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 3DramaCrime

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  • roomful

    Word

    the number of people or things that fill a room

  • collude

    Word

    to secretly work together, usually to do something dishonest or harmful

  • wheelhouse

    Word

    the part of a ship where the person steering it stands or sits

  • abscond

    Word

    to leave secretly, especially to avoid being caught

  • peruse

    Word

    to read or look through carefully

  • inadvertent

    Word

    not done on purpose; accidental

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • squawk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound

  • insidious

    Word

    harmful in a way that is gradual and not easy to notice

  • cusp

    Word

    a pointed part where two curves meet

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • ravage

    Word

    to cause serious damage to something

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  • seedy

    Word

    looking dirty, shabby, or a bit unsafe

  • theorize

    Word

    to suggest an explanation for something based on limited evidence

  • admittance

    Word

    permission to enter a place

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • distasteful

    Word

    unpleasant, offensive, or likely to cause dislike

  • briar

    Word

    a thorny bush, especially a wild rose bush

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • sleazy

    Word

    dishonest, immoral, or unpleasant in a way that seems dirty or cheap

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • smug

    Word

    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • bureaucratic

    Word

    relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

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  • cyanide

    Word

    a very poisonous chemical compound used in some industrial processes

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • stitching

    Word

    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

    Word

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

  • headless

    Word

    having no head

  • mogul

    Word

    a very rich and powerful person, especially in business or media

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • daydream

    Word

    a pleasant train of thoughts that takes your attention away from what is happening

  • adamant

    Word

    firm and determined; not willing to change your mind

  • shadowy

    Word

    dark, hard to see clearly, or partly hidden in shadow

  • regenerate

    Word

    to grow back or become healthy again after damage or loss

  • conjecture

    Word

    an opinion or guess based on incomplete information

  • murky

    Word

    dark, dirty, and hard to see through

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • oblivion

    Word

    the state of being forgotten or no longer remembered

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • inconvenient

    Word

    causing trouble, difficulty, or discomfort

  • discontinue

    Word

    to stop doing or providing something

  • whew

    Word

    used to show relief, surprise, or tiredness

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • broken in

    Phrase

    used to describe an animal that has been trained to be calm and easy to handle

  • Big Pharma

    Phrase

    a term for large pharmaceutical companies as a group, often used critically

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • on the cusp

    Phrase

    about to reach an important new stage or change

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • passageway

    Word

    a narrow passage or corridor that lets people move from one place to another

  • injunction

    Word

    a court order that tells someone to stop doing something or to do something

  • experimentation

    Word

    the practice of trying new ideas, methods, or ways of doing something

  • anesthetic

    Word

    a drug used to stop pain or make someone unconscious during a medical procedure

  • intrusion

    Word

    the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • venture capitalist

    Phrase

    a person or firm that invests in new companies with high growth potential

  • case law

    Phrase

    court decisions used as a source of law

  • wife up

    Phrase

    to marry a woman, especially someone you have been dating

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • stuff up

    Phrase

    to make a serious mistake or do something badly

  • madly

    Word

    very much; extremely

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • Greek god

    Phrase

    an informal way to describe a very handsome, muscular man

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • beau

    Word

    a boyfriend or male companion

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • subscribe

    Word

    to pay to receive a newspaper, magazine, or service regularly

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • immortality

    Word

    the state of living forever or never dying

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • tread

    Word

    to step or walk in a careful, heavy, or deliberate way

  • termination

    Word

    the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • bring back to life

    Phrase

    to make someone or something alive again after death or unconsciousness

  • beat the odds

    Phrase

    to succeed even though it seemed unlikely

  • sacked out

    Phrase

    fast asleep

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • imprint

    Word

    to press or stamp a mark onto a surface

  • now for

    Phrase

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

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • arming

    Word

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

  • header

    Word

    the top part of a page, document, or website that usually shows a title or other information

  • reunite

    Word

    to come together again after being apart

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • operating room

    Phrase

    a hospital room where surgery is performed

  • go ahead with

    Phrase

    to continue with a plan or activity, especially after a delay or discussion

  • brain tumor

    Phrase

    a cancerous growth in the brain

  • fact check

    Phrase

    a check of information to see whether it is true

  • surgical procedure

    Phrase

    a medical operation done to treat an injury or illness

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