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Spartacus S2E8: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 8Drama

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  • frothing

    Word

    producing or covered with foam

  • jesting

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    joking or intended as a joke

  • entreat

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    to ask someone very strongly or urgently to do something

  • thracian

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    relating to ancient Thrace, its people, or their language

  • misgiving

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    a feeling that something may go wrong or that you are not sure about something

  • crucify

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    to kill someone by nailing or tying them to a cross

  • bask

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    to relax in warmth or sunlight

  • mooned

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    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • welcomer

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

  • blemish

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    a small mark or flaw that spoils the look of something

  • jest

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    a joke or playful remark

  • hungered

    Word

    to feel very hungry

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  • bellows

    Word

    a tool with two handles that is squeezed to blow air into a fire

  • exertion

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    physical or mental effort

  • withered

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    dried out and shriveled

  • butchering

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    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • straddle

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    to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something

  • caress

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    a gentle, loving touch or stroke

  • preoccupation

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    the state of being so interested or worried about something that it takes up most of your attention

  • astray

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    away from the right path or direction

  • plummet

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    to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • deceitful

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    dishonest and likely to trick people

  • forked

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    split into two branches or parts

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  • enslave

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    to make someone a slave, or force people to work without freedom

  • bellow

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    to shout in a deep, loud voice, especially in anger or pain

  • incur

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    to have to pay or suffer something unpleasant, especially because of your actions

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • treachery

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    the act of betraying someone’s trust or loyalty

  • conjure

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    to make something seem to appear from nowhere, often by using imagination or magic

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

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

  • partake

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    to take part in something

  • deceit

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    the act of lying or tricking someone by hiding or changing the truth

  • scour

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    to clean something by rubbing it hard

  • tether

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    a rope or chain used to tie an animal so it cannot move far

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • heed

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    to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

  • cocking

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    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • bitters

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    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • foresee

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    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • impart

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    to give someone information, knowledge, or a quality

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • whim

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    a sudden wish to do something, often without planning it

  • slumber

    Word

    a light, peaceful sleep

  • wither

    Word

    to become dry, weak, and shriveled, especially because of heat or lack of water

  • abyss

    Word

    a very deep hole or empty space that seems to have no bottom

  • take ill

    Phrase

    to become ill suddenly

  • heavy with child

    Phrase

    pregnant

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • gladiator

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    a man in ancient Rome who fought in public contests for entertainment

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • warmly

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    in a kind, friendly, or affectionate way

  • craze

    Word

    a fashion or activity that becomes very popular for a short time

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • my good man

    Phrase

    a polite or old-fashioned way to address a man

  • go to grass

    Phrase

    to be knocked down hard, especially in boxing

  • divinity

    Word

    the quality of being divine or godlike

  • estimation

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    a rough calculation or guess of the size, amount, or cost of something

  • linger

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    to stay somewhere longer than needed, often because you do not want to leave

  • tangible

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    clear and easy to notice or feel

  • revisit

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    to go back to a place, topic, or situation and deal with it again

  • in the streets

    Phrase

    among ordinary people, especially in public life

  • sincerity

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    the quality of being honest and genuine

  • grieve

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    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • lair

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    a hidden place where a wild animal lives

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • ignite

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    to start burning, or make something start burning

  • bounding

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    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • on the face of

    Phrase

    used to say that something seems true or reasonable at first, but may not be when you look more closely

  • tumble

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    to fall suddenly, often in a messy or uncontrolled way

  • freshness

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    the quality of being fresh, clean, or new

  • fall in

    Phrase

    to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

  • lessen

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    to make something smaller, weaker, or less intense

  • crumble

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    to break into small pieces or fall apart

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • crave

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    to want something very much

  • tremble

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    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • renown

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    the state of being famous or widely admired

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • evade

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    to escape or avoid something, especially by cleverness or trickery

  • chance upon

    Phrase

    to find someone or something by chance

  • pleading

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

  • desperation

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    a feeling of hopelessness, often when you think a situation cannot improve

  • inward

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    toward the inside or center

  • cling

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    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • tread

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

  • parting

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    the act of leaving someone or ending a relationship or meeting

  • sever

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    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • maturing

    Word

    becoming more mature and fully developed

  • spar

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    to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • likeness

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    a picture, statue, or description that looks like a person or thing

  • lineage

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    your family history and the people you come from

  • ordeal

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    a very difficult, painful, or upsetting experience

  • endeavor

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    to try hard to do or achieve something

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • mend

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    to repair something, especially by hand

  • providence

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    careful planning for the future

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