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Grimm S2E1: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 1DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • scythed

    Word

    to cut grass or crops with a scythe

  • horrify

    Word

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • apropos

    Word

    appropriate or relevant to what is being said or done

  • castrate

    Word

    to remove the testicles of a male animal or person

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • scythe

    Word

    a long-handled tool with a curved blade, used for cutting grass or crops by hand

  • instigate

    Word

    to cause something bad or violent to happen

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • stowaway

    Word

    a person who hides on a ship, plane, or other vehicle to travel without paying

  • ere

    Word

    before; earlier than

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

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  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • crusading

    Word

    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • dented

    Word

    slightly damaged by a dent

  • evener

    Word

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

  • punctured

    Word

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

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • possum

    Word

    a small to medium-sized marsupial from Australia or New Guinea

  • reaper

    Word

    a person who cuts and gathers crops

  • come back from the dead

    Phrase

    to seem to return to life after being thought dead

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

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  • potion

    Word

    a liquid drink used as a medicine or in magic

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • puncture

    Word

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

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • holding company

    Phrase

    a company that owns shares in other companies and controls them

  • harbor master

    Phrase

    the official in charge of a harbor

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • turmoil

    Word

    a state of confusion, disorder, or strong emotional upset

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • oddly

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • dementia

    Word

    a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • lumber

    Word

    to move in a heavy, awkward way

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • progression

    Word

    a gradual change or development toward a more advanced stage

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • griffin

    Word

    a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • get into it

    Phrase

    to start arguing or fighting with someone

  • go up against

    Phrase

    to compete or fight against someone or something

  • imperative

    Word

    extremely important or necessary

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • pass down

    Phrase

    to give something to younger people or the next generation

  • deceive

    Word

    to trick someone by making them believe something false

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • wipe out

    Phrase

    to destroy something completely or make it disappear

  • forge

    Word

    make something false or copied in order to trick people

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • good times

    Phrase

    a period in the past that was enjoyable or memorable, often remembered with nostalgia

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • dent

    Word

    a small hollow or mark made by pressure or impact

  • notify

    Word

    to tell someone officially or formally about something

  • vicious

    Word

    very cruel or violent

  • crusade

    Word

    an organized campaign to achieve a social, political, or religious goal

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • mislead

    Word

    to make someone believe something that is not true or get the wrong idea about something

  • derive

    Word

    to get something from a source or from something else

  • manifest

    Word

    clear and obvious

  • precinct

    Word

    a police station or the area it serves

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • oh man

    Phrase

    used to show frustration, disappointment, or annoyance

  • cargo ship

    Phrase

    a ship that carries goods

  • family reunion

    Phrase

    a gathering of relatives or family members, especially one held after they have been apart

  • forwarding

    Word

    the act of sending something on to another place

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • conditioned

    Word

    trained to react in a particular way

  • to go

    Phrase

    for food or drink that you buy and take away to eat or drink somewhere else

  • yellows

    Word

    shades of the color yellow

  • pairing

    Word

    a combination of two foods, drinks, or other things that go well together

  • ugh

    Word

    used to show disgust, annoyance, or frustration

  • take out

    Phrase

    to remove something from a place, container, or package

  • righter

    Word

    more correct or more suitable

  • infect

    Word

    to pass a disease or infection to someone or something

  • mores

    Word

    the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group

  • await

    Word

    to wait for something to happen or be done

  • waking

    Word

    the act of becoming awake

  • homicide

    Word

    the crime of killing one person by another

  • oh no

    Phrase

    an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens

  • get away

    Phrase

    to leave a place, especially to escape or get somewhere else

  • predictable

    Word

    able to be predicted or expected

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