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Castle S5E5: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 5DramaCrime

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  • fluster

    Word

    to make someone nervous, confused, or embarrassed

  • jamb

    Word

    the side part of a doorway, window, or fireplace

  • pageantry

    Word

    a showy display of ceremony, color, or splendor

  • talc

    Word

    a soft mineral used to make talcum powder and other products

  • talcum

    Word

    a soft mineral used to make powder and baby powder

  • arraign

    Word

    to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

  • misdirect

    Word

    to send someone or something in the wrong direction, or to give the wrong instructions

  • unlisted

    Word

    not listed in a public directory or database

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • wading

    Word

    walking through water or another wet, muddy, or thick substance with effort

  • ritualistic

    Word

    relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way

  • egotistical

    Word

    too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

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  • peephole

    Word

    a small opening in a door that lets you see who is outside

  • chloroform

    Word

    a colorless liquid once used as an anesthetic and sometimes as a solvent

  • reek

    Word

    to smell very bad

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • rustle

    Word

    to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving

  • canvass

    Word

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

  • preferential

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    giving someone special treatment or an advantage

  • contaminate

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

  • strangulation

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    the act of choking someone by pressing on the throat or neck

  • heinous

    Word

    extremely evil and shocking

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

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

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  • surgically

    Word

    in a way that is very careful and precise

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • alchemy

    Word

    a medieval practice that tried to turn ordinary metals into gold and find a cure for all illness

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • spotless

    Word

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • brokerage

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    the business of arranging deals, especially in finance or real estate

  • deletion

    Word

    the act of removing something, especially a file, word, or part of a text

  • couched

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    to express something in a particular way

  • implicate

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

  • evener

    Word

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

  • meticulous

    Word

    very careful about small details and exactness

  • latex

    Word

    a milky liquid from some plants, used to make rubber

  • murky

    Word

    dark, dirty, and hard to see through

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • defunct

    Word

    no longer in use or no longer working

  • shameless

    Word

    showing no shame or embarrassment, especially in a bold or rude way

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • time served

    Phrase

    time already spent in jail or prison that counts toward a sentence

  • misconception

    Word

    a mistaken belief or idea

  • your girl

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way for a female speaker to say "I" or "me

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • showroom

    Word

    a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • frame up

    Phrase

    to make false evidence so that someone seems guilty of a crime

  • shred

    Word

    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • stacking

    Word

    the act of putting things into a pile or piles

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • buzzer

    Word

    a device that makes a buzzing sound, often to signal something

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • cashier's check

    Phrase

    a check issued by a bank and guaranteed by the bank

  • tracing

    Word

    the act of following or marking the path or position of something

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • wade through

    Phrase

    to work through something difficult, boring, or long with effort

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • back to square one

    Phrase

    to start again from the beginning after a failure or setback

  • pooling

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • finish with

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship with someone

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • fingerprint

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

  • burner

    Word

    a device on a stove or heater that produces a flame or heat

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • reality show

    Phrase

    a TV program that shows real people in unscripted situations

  • narrow down

    Phrase

    to reduce the number of possibilities so something becomes more specific

  • flatter

    Word

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

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • bounty

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    a reward, especially one offered for catching someone or finding something

  • framing

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

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • believable

    Word

    able to be believed; seeming true or real

  • anticipation

    Word

    a feeling of excitement while waiting for something to happen

  • bridging

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    the act of building a bridge

  • carve

    Word

    to cut or shape something with a knife or tool

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • interrogation

    Word

    the act of questioning someone closely, especially by police

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • haunt

    Word

    to visit a place often

  • time frame

    Phrase

    a period of time allowed for something to happen or be completed

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