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Death in Paradise S12E6: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 6ComedyCrimeDrama

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  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • obfuscate

    Word

    to make something harder to understand, especially on purpose

  • remiss

    Word

    not careful enough about something you should do

  • demean

    Word

    to make someone feel less important or respected

  • eloquently

    Word

    in a clear, fluent, and impressive way

  • festivity

    Word

    a lively celebration or festive event

  • misdirect

    Word

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

  • paperweight

    Word

    a small heavy object used to keep papers from blowing away

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • olfactory

    Word

    relating to the sense of smell

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  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • poach

    Word

    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • gild

    Word

    to cover something with a thin layer of gold

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • vengeful

    Word

    having a strong desire to get revenge

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • criminology

    Word

    the study of crime, criminals, and how to prevent crime

  • resentful

    Word

    feeling angry and unfairly treated, especially because someone else got something you wanted

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

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  • professorship

    Word

    the job or position of a professor

  • relish

    Word

    to enjoy something very much

  • evener

    Word

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

  • diligence

    Word

    careful and persistent effort

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • profoundly

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    to a very great degree; deeply

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • edgy

    Word

    nervous, tense, or easily annoyed

  • pathologist

    Word

    a doctor who examines body tissue and samples to find the cause of disease or death

  • compel

    Word

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

  • jetty

    Word

    a small pier or platform where boats can stop

  • envelop

    Word

    a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

  • creole

    Word

    a language that developed from a mixture of languages

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • due diligence

    Phrase

    careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

  • deter

    Word

    to make someone less likely to do something by making it seem difficult, risky, or unpleasant

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • taunt

    Word

    to insult or provoke someone with mocking remarks

  • dependable

    Word

    able to be trusted to do what is needed or expected

  • impending

    Word

    about to happen very soon

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • lay for

    Phrase

    to wait for someone in order to surprise or attack them

  • affectionate

    Word

    showing affection and warmth

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • fives

    Word

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

  • go so far as

    Phrase

    to be willing to do something extreme or surprising

  • coping

    Word

    the process of dealing with stress, problems, or difficult feelings

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • arrogance

    Word

    too much pride in yourself and a belief that you are better than other people

  • get to the bottom of

    Phrase

    to find out the real reason for something or solve a problem

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • talk at

    Phrase

    to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

  • in the post

    Phrase

    already sent by mail and expected to arrive soon

  • piece of the puzzle

    Phrase

    one part of a bigger situation, explanation, or plan

  • safe in the knowledge

    Phrase

    confident because you know something important is true

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • bleach

    Word

    to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • reckoning

    Word

    the act of making a calculation or estimate

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • sniff

    Word

    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • cocky

    Word

    too confident in yourself in a way that annoys other people

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • overboard

    Word

    over the side of a boat or ship and into the water

  • sender

    Word

    a person or thing that sends something

  • conference call

    Phrase

    a phone call that includes several people at once

  • defining moment

    Phrase

    a moment that is especially important because it changes what happens next

  • video conference

    Phrase

    a meeting held by video link, with people in different places

  • wholly

    Word

    completely; in every way

  • perpetrator

    Word

    a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

  • unprecedented

    Word

    never done, seen, or known before

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • shack

    Word

    a small, simple, roughly built house or shelter

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • wrongly

    Word

    in a mistaken or incorrect way

  • occurrence

    Word

    an instance of something happening or existing

  • dotted

    Word

    covered with small dots or spots

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • moor

    Word

    an area of open land with few trees, often wet and wild

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • shutter

    Word

    a pair of panels that cover a window, or a cover that opens and closes over a camera lens

  • loosely

    Word

    in a relaxed, not strict, or not exact way

  • know of

    Phrase

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

  • stay on

    Phrase

    continue to stay in a place, job, or situation

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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