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Person of Interest S2E19: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 19DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • comedown

    Word

    a feeling of disappointment or low energy after an exciting or successful time

  • contrive

    Word

    to manage to do something, especially with difficulty or cleverness

  • farfetched

    Word

    too unlikely to be true or believable

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • 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

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • godson

    Word

    a boy or man who has a godparent

  • overwork

    Word

    to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed

  • gush

    Word

    to flow out quickly in a large amount

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • astute

    Word

    good at understanding people and situations and making smart decisions

  • nimble

    Word

    quick and light in movement or action; agile

  • certify

    Word

    to officially say or prove that something is true, correct, or acceptable

  • implicate

    Word

    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

  • entice

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone by making something seem appealing

  • derelict

    Word

    in very bad condition because it has been left unused and uncared for

  • quarried

    Word

    to cut stone out of the ground in a quarry

  • florist

    Word

    a person who sells flowers and makes flower arrangements

  • clandestine

    Word

    kept secret or done secretly, especially because it is illegal or not allowed

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • rampant

    Word

    spreading or increasing in an uncontrolled way, especially when something is bad

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  • overalls

    Word

    a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

  • rook

    Word

    a chess piece that can move any number of squares in a straight line

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • tailing

    Word

    the act of following someone closely in order to watch them or spy on them

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • wisely

    Word

    in a way that shows good judgment

  • tedious

    Word

    boring because it takes too long or keeps repeating the same thing

  • People's Republic

    Phrase

    a country that is officially a republic and is described as belonging to the people

  • plunge

    Word

    to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

  • forefront

    Word

    the most important or leading position

  • fives

    Word

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

  • look on

    Phrase

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • deep cover

    Phrase

    a fielding position in cricket near the boundary on the off side

  • wrinkle

    Word

    a small line or fold in skin, fabric, or paper

  • patriotism

    Word

    love of your country and a strong feeling of loyalty to it

  • proprietary

    Word

    relating to ownership, or owned and controlled by one company or person

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • termination

    Word

    the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

  • success story

    Phrase

    a person or thing that has become very successful and is often used as an example

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • code monkey

    Phrase

    a programmer who does routine coding work

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • outdated

    Word

    no longer modern, useful, or accepted

  • stoop

    Word

    to bend your body forward and down

  • seeing as

    Phrase

    used to give a reason or explanation

  • disable

    Word

    to make a machine, system, or device stop working properly or at all

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • sneak around

    Phrase

    to move or act secretly so other people do not notice what you are doing

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • easy target

    Phrase

    A person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make fun of

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • router

    Word

    a device that connects computers and sends data to the right place on a network

  • perpetrator

    Word

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

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • scrape by

    Phrase

    to manage to live on very little money

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • reliability

    Word

    the quality of being dependable and consistent

  • framing

    Word

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

  • sabotage

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or blocking of something to stop it working or succeeding

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • hand off

    Phrase

    to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • walk through

    Phrase

    to explain something to someone in a clear, step-by-step way

  • underestimate

    Word

    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • catch up

    Phrase

    to find out the latest news or information after missing it for a while

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • finch

    Word

    a small bird that eats seeds and often sings

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • operative

    Word

    working or in effect

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • disgrace

    Word

    to bring shame or dishonor on someone or something

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • awfully

    Word

    very; extremely

  • dedicate

    Word

    to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

  • utilize

    Word

    to use something in a practical or effective way

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • strangely

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • investigator

    Word

    a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • precinct

    Word

    a police station or the area it serves

  • terminate

    Word

    to end something, especially a contract, job, or service

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

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