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The Blacklist S2E1: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 1DramaCrimeMystery

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  • bloodhound

    Word

    a large dog with a very strong sense of smell, used for tracking people or animals

  • decry

    Word

    to publicly criticize or condemn strongly

  • disingenuous

    Word

    not honest or straightforward, especially by pretending to know less than you do

  • ruffian

    Word

    a violent or cruel person, especially a criminal or thug

  • minx

    Word

    a girl or young woman who is lively, cheeky, or flirtatious

  • shortsighted

    Word

    unable to see distant objects clearly; lacking good judgment about the future

  • insufferable

    Word

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • brimming

    Word

    full to the top and likely to spill over

  • underscore

    Word

    to make something stand out or seem more important

  • statistician

    Word

    a person whose job is to study and work with statistics

  • molest

    Word

    to harass or bother someone persistently

  • saucy

    Word

    bold in a rude or disrespectful way

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  • annulment

    Word

    the official ending of a marriage because it was never legally valid

  • concierge

    Word

    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • baffle

    Word

    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • diligently

    Word

    in a careful and hardworking way

  • irregularity

    Word

    the state of not being regular or even

  • dyeing

    Word

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • conspire

    Word

    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • tracer

    Word

    something used to trace or track something else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • homing

    Word

    returning to its home or nest from far away

  • dossier

    Word

    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

  • certify

    Word

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

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  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • allegheny

    Word

    a river in Pennsylvania that flows into the Ohio River

  • remand

    Word

    to send a case back to a lower court for further action

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • evener

    Word

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

  • brim

    Word

    the top edge of a hat, cup, or other hollow object

  • seaboard

    Word

    the land along the sea; the coast

  • rowan

    Word

    a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • insurgent

    Word

    a person who fights against a government or other authority, especially as part of an armed group

  • solace

    Word

    comfort or relief when you are sad, upset, or in pain

  • fanatic

    Word

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially a sport, hobby, or cause

  • formality

    Word

    the quality of being very formal and following rules of etiquette closely

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • shadowing

    Word

    the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

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

  • impostor

    Word

    a person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

  • palate

    Word

    the roof of the mouth inside your mouth

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • freaking

    Word

    used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

  • come under

    Phrase

    to be included in a particular category, law, or authority

  • milling

    Word

    the process of grinding grain into flour or other small particles

  • affinity

    Word

    a natural liking for or connection with someone or something

  • cripple

    Word

    to seriously damage or weaken something

  • probable cause

    Phrase

    legal grounds that justify an arrest, search, or similar police action

  • fives

    Word

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

  • tracker

    Word

    a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • wake up one day

    Phrase

    to suddenly realize something or decide to change your life one day

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • dearly

    Word

    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

  • geometric

    Word

    relating to geometry or using simple shapes and lines

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • higher power

    Phrase

    God or another spiritual force that people believe controls what happens

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • lead in

    Phrase

    to give the musical cue that lets someone start singing or playing

  • by trade

    Phrase

    used to say what someone's usual job or profession is

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • presume

    Word

    to think that something is probably true or will happen

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • don't you know

    Phrase

    used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation

  • take serious

    Phrase

    to treat something as important or serious

  • complimentary

    Word

    given free of charge

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • tie into

    Phrase

    to connect something with a larger idea, plan, or system

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • leasing

    Word

    the act of renting something, especially a car or equipment, for a period of time

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • listen in

    Phrase

    to listen secretly to a conversation or broadcast

  • disposable

    Word

    made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

  • fearless

    Word

    not afraid; brave and willing to take risks

  • credible

    Word

    able to be trusted or believed

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • even out

    Phrase

    to become more level, even, or balanced

  • bounty

    Word

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

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • microscope

    Word

    a device that makes very small objects look much bigger

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • happen on

    Phrase

    to find something by chance

  • atheist

    Word

    a person who does not believe that God or gods exist

  • willingly

    Word

    in a willing or ready way

  • moose

    Word

    a very large deer with broad, flat antlers

  • dominican

    Word

    relating to the Dominican Republic or its people

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

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