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Hawaii Five-0 S3E3: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 3CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • maudlin

    Word

    too emotional in a weak, sentimental way

  • impulsively

    Word

    in a way that is based on sudden feelings or desires, not careful thought

  • imbecile

    Word

    an insulting word for a very stupid person

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rabid

    Word

    having rabies

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • brainless

    Word

    lacking intelligence or good judgment; very foolish

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • indentation

    Word

    a blank space at the start of a line of text

  • foolishly

    Word

    in a way that shows poor judgment or lack of sense

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • theorize

    Word

    to suggest an explanation for something based on limited evidence

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  • thoughtless

    Word

    not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

  • rifling

    Word

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

  • ballistics

    Word

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

  • dismal

    Word

    very sad, gloomy, or depressing

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • aversion

    Word

    a strong feeling of dislike or avoidance

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • punctured

    Word

    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • retainer

    Word

    a fee paid in advance to keep someone's services available

  • gallantry

    Word

    brave and noble behavior, especially in battle

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  • hammock

    Word

    a hanging bed made of rope or fabric, used for resting or sleeping

  • lull

    Word

    a short pause in activity or noise

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • hardened

    Word

    made hard or tougher by heat, cold, use, or time

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • straining

    Word

    the act of pulling something tight

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • ingenious

    Word

    very clever and original; showing inventiveness

  • penetrating

    Word

    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • amateur night

    Phrase

    an event where amateur performers go on stage

  • 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

  • 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

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cling

    Word

    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • splinter

    Word

    a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that has broken off something larger

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • hard head

    Phrase

    a person who is stubborn and refuses to change their mind

  • change of scenery

    Phrase

    a pleasant change from your usual surroundings or routine

  • coroner

    Word

    an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • alloy

    Word

    a metal made by mixing two or more metals

  • stimulation

    Word

    the act of making someone or something more active, interested, or alert

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • loose ends

    Phrase

    unfinished things that still need attention

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • back out

    Phrase

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

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • drive down

    Phrase

    to make a price, amount, or rate go down

  • loose end

    Phrase

    a small unfinished task or problem that still needs attention

  • police protection

    Phrase

    protection or security given by the police

  • inch up

    Phrase

    to increase or move by very small amounts

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • skeptical

    Word

    not easily convinced; doubtful

  • come along

    Phrase

    to appear or happen, especially by chance

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • match up

    Phrase

    to be the same as something else or agree with it

  • penetrate

    Word

    to go into or through something, often with force or difficulty

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • chances are

    Phrase

    it is likely that something will happen or be true

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • homer

    Word

    a home run

  • irony

    Word

    a situation in which the result is the opposite of what you would expect

  • roaring

    Word

    making a deep, loud sound

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • centimeter

    Word

    a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • faction

    Word

    a small group within a larger organization that has different opinions from the rest

  • splendid

    Word

    very impressive, beautiful, or excellent

  • irresponsible

    Word

    not showing good judgment or taking proper care

  • communism

    Word

    a political system in which property and resources are owned by the state or shared by everyone

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • correspondent

    Word

    a journalist who reports news from a place or on a particular subject

  • faulting

    Word

    the act of blaming or criticizing someone

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