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Blue Bloods S4E10: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 10CrimeDrama

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  • garble

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    to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted

  • oversell

    Word

    to sell or promote something by making it seem better or more important than it really is

  • intoxicant

    Word

    a substance, especially alcohol or a drug, that makes someone drunk or high

  • sorrowed

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    feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss

  • furtive

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    trying not to be seen or noticed, often because of guilt or secrecy

  • vilify

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    to say or write very bad things about someone or something, often unfairly

  • incarcerate

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    to put someone in prison

  • clamor

    Word

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • welcomer

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

  • benevolence

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    kind and generous toward other people

  • leavings

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

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  • cabal

    Word

    a small secret group that tries to control events or make decisions behind the scenes

  • ditto

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    used to say that something is the same as what was just said

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • gruff

    Word

    rough or unfriendly in manner or speech

  • hater

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    a person who regularly posts angry or negative comments online

  • murmuring

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    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • sufi

    Word

    a Muslim who follows Sufism

  • sikhs

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    a person who follows Sikhism

  • catechism

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    a book or set of questions and answers used to teach Christian beliefs

  • copped

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

  • crusading

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    strongly and publicly committed to a cause or campaign

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

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  • spotless

    Word

    completely clean and free from marks or dirt

  • urinate

    Word

    to pass urine from the body

  • gastric

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    relating to the stomach

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • curried

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    flavored with curry

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

  • honk

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

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • dispatcher

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    a person who sends workers, vehicles, or emergency services to where they are needed

  • evener

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

  • merciful

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    showing kindness and forgiveness

  • misdemeanor

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    a minor crime, especially one less serious than a felony

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • fringed

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    having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

  • hem

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    the folded and sewn edge of a piece of clothing or cloth

  • nodding

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    slightly moving the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment

  • turban

    Word

    a long piece of cloth wrapped around the head

  • correctional

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    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • keynote

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    the main speech at a conference or event

  • verbally

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    in spoken words, not in writing

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • prince charming

    Phrase

    the ideal man in a fairy tale or romance story

  • bowing

    Word

    the act of bending your body forward to show respect or greet someone

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • pipe bomb

    Phrase

    a small bomb made from a metal pipe

  • bar association

    Phrase

    an organization of lawyers that regulates the legal profession in a place

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • imam

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    a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

  • fives

    Word

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

  • browse

    Word

    to look at things in a relaxed, casual way, especially in a shop or online

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • zip one's lip

    Phrase

    to stop talking, especially because someone wants you to be quiet

  • to bits

    Phrase

    very much; used to emphasize a strong feeling or state

  • wipe the slate clean

    Phrase

    to make a fresh start, especially by forgetting past disagreements

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • in the wake of

    Phrase

    because of something that happened; as a result of it

  • drag in

    Phrase

    to bring up something irrelevant in a discussion

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • profiling

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

  • tracing

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

  • litigation

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    the process of taking a legal case to court

  • civil right

    Phrase

    a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

  • hive

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    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • plain and simple

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that something is completely true or definite

  • scheming

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    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • don't give me that

    Phrase

    an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • hush

    Word

    to tell someone to be quiet

  • feeder

    Word

    something that supplies food, water, or other resources

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • resisting arrest

    Phrase

    the crime of trying to stop a police officer from arresting someone

  • family court

    Phrase

    a court that deals with divorce, child custody, and other family matters

  • psychiatric hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital for people with mental illness

  • mistaken identity

    Phrase

    a situation in which one person is wrongly thought to be someone else

  • indistinct

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    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • premature

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    happening or done too early, before the right time

  • IP address

    Phrase

    the unique number that identifies a device on a network

  • eyewitness

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    a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • grunt

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    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • framing

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

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • turn on

    Phrase

    to depend on something; to be decided by something

  • pant

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    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

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