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Blue Bloods S3E17: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 17CrimeDrama

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  • billow

    Word

    a large wave or a swelling mass of water, smoke, or fabric

  • digress

    Word

    to leave the main subject and start talking or writing about something else

  • drudgery

    Word

    hard, boring work that has to be done again and again

  • jibe

    Word

    agree or match

  • immemorial

    Word

    so old that no one remembers when it began

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • molester

    Word

    a person who sexually abuses someone, especially a child

  • expediency

    Word

    the quality of being practical or useful, even if it is not ideal

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • proviso

    Word

    a condition or limit added to an agreement or statement

  • overdraft

    Word

    the amount by which a bank account goes below zero

  • reconvene

    Word

    to meet or gather again, especially for a formal meeting

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  • smirk

    Word

    to smile in a way that shows you are pleased with yourself or think you know more than others

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • paragon

    Word

    a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • typo

    Word

    a small mistake in typing or writing, especially in digital text

  • copped

    Word

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

  • crusading

    Word

    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • cohesion

    Word

    the state of being united and working well together

  • condone

    Word

    to accept or ignore bad or wrong behavior, without trying to stop it

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  • gullible

    Word

    too willing to believe what other people say; easily fooled

  • hernia

    Word

    a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • mouthful

    Word

    the amount of food or liquid that fills your mouth

  • spook

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    a ghost or spirit, especially in stories or jokes

  • swoop

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    to move quickly down through the air

  • underage

    Word

    too young to be allowed to do something by law

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • luncheon

    Word

    a formal lunch, especially one held for a special event or business purpose

  • gory

    Word

    showing a lot of blood or violence

  • fleeting

    Word

    lasting only a very short time

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • allegheny

    Word

    a river in Pennsylvania that flows into the Ohio River

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • vendetta

    Word

    a long-running bitter feud or revenge between people or families

  • capitalization

    Word

    the use of capital letters in writing

  • pertinent

    Word

    relevant to the subject being discussed

  • ideological

    Word

    relating to ideas, beliefs, or a political ideology

  • daydream

    Word

    a pleasant train of thoughts that takes your attention away from what is happening

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • idiotic

    Word

    very stupid or silly, often in a way that annoys you

  • raving

    Word

    showing strong enthusiasm or excitement

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • shaggy

    Word

    having long, thick, untidy hair or fur

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • floppy

    Word

    soft and hanging loosely, or not holding its shape well

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • donut

    Word

    a sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring

  • mantra

    Word

    a word or phrase repeated to help you focus or stay calm

  • Holy Grail

    Phrase

    something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

  • second officer

    Phrase

    an officer on an aircraft who helps the captain and may fly the plane

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • protest too much

    Phrase

    to insist so strongly on something that people suspect the opposite is true

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

    a person or system that closely watches people and limits their privacy

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • try me

    Phrase

    used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

  • insure

    Word

    buy insurance for something or someone

  • grail

    Word

    something that is very hard to find or achieve

  • freaking

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    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • anarchist

    Word

    a person who believes in anarchism

  • police commissioner

    Phrase

    the person who leads a police force or police department

  • lock off

    Phrase

    to stop talking to someone and ignore them

  • protester

    Word

    a person who takes part in a public protest

  • toasting

    Word

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

  • outnumber

    Word

    to be greater in number than someone or something

  • Miranda right

    Phrase

    the right of a person in police custody to remain silent and have a lawyer present during questioning

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • 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

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • accountability

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    the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

  • rhetoric

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    the skill of using language to persuade or impress people

  • dearly

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    in a way that shows strong love or care

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • manifesto

    Word

    a public statement of a group's aims or beliefs, especially in politics

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • come to think of it

    Phrase

    used to add something you have just realized or remembered

  • time being

    Phrase

    for now; until something changes

  • in store

    Phrase

    likely to happen or be experienced

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • dub

    Word

    to give someone or something an unofficial name or title

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • dive in

    Phrase

    To start doing something with energy and enthusiasm

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