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Castle S6E16: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 16DramaCrime

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  • misjudge

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    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • disorient

    Word

    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • extradite

    Word

    to send someone back to another country to face trial or punishment there

  • businesslike

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    neat, efficient, and professional in style or behavior

  • rehash

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    to discuss or use old ideas, arguments, or material again without changing them much

  • malleable

    Word

    easy to bend, shape, or press without breaking

  • visceral

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    strong and instinctive, rather than calm or logical

  • welcomer

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

  • accost

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    to approach and speak to someone in a bold or threatening way

  • glorify

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    to praise or present something as very good or important

  • canvass

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    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • diabolical

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    extremely evil or cruel

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  • retrograde

    Word

    moving or directed backward

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • shrouded

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    covered or hidden so that you cannot see it clearly

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • confessor

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    a person who hears someone's confession, especially a priest

  • psychosis

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    a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality

  • lofty

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    very tall and impressive

  • temps

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    short for a temporary worker

  • hazy

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    not clear or sharp; covered with mist or haze

  • testimonial

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    a statement or quote from someone saying that a person or thing is good

  • suggestive

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    suggesting something, often in a subtle or indirect way

  • evener

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

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  • reprise

    Word

    a repeated part of a song, speech, or performance

  • shadowy

    Word

    dark, hard to see clearly, or partly hidden in shadow

  • chemically

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    in a way that involves chemistry or chemical reactions

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • stagger

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    to walk or move in an unsteady way, as if you might fall

  • geez

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    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • penance

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    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • pinnacle

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    the pointed top of a mountain or building

  • discrepancy

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    a difference between two things that should match

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • shadowing

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

  • amnesia

    Word

    a condition in which a person loses some or all memory

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • Big Brother

    Phrase

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

  • overhear

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    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • blurry

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • independent contractor

    Phrase

    a person or business hired to do work for someone else, but not as an employee

  • charismatic

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    having a strong charm that makes people admire and follow you

  • last last

    Phrase

    the one before the previous one

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

    Word

    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • beige

    Word

    a pale brownish color

  • fall back

    Phrase

    move back to a safer place

  • keep in

    Phrase

    to keep a student at school after class as a punishment

  • intersect

    Word

    to meet or cross at a point

  • villager

    Word

    a person who lives in a village

  • rout

    Word

    a complete defeat in which one side is forced to run away in disorder

  • adverse

    Word

    harmful or unfavorable

  • border patrol

    Phrase

    the officers or unit that guard a country's border

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • enlightenment

    Word

    the process of learning or understanding something clearly

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • haze

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    a light mist or smoky cloud that makes it hard to see clearly

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • induce

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    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • sketchy

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    looking or sounding a little suspicious or not fully trustworthy

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • something is up

    Phrase

    used to say that you think something strange, secret, or wrong is happening

  • initiation

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    the act of officially admitting someone into a group, often with a ritual

  • rattle

    Word

    a series of short, sharp sounds

  • inception

    Word

    the beginning or starting point of something, especially an organization, project, or process

  • sinister

    Word

    suggesting that something bad, dangerous, or evil may happen

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • take sides

    Phrase

    to support one side in a disagreement or competition

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • errand

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    a short trip to do a small job, like shopping or delivering something

  • anger management

    Phrase

    the ability to control your anger and stay calm

  • alternate universe

    Phrase

    a made-up version of reality that is different from the one we know

  • video conference

    Phrase

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

  • batting cage

    Phrase

    an enclosed place where people practice batting in baseball

  • in small doses

    Phrase

    in small amounts, or only for short periods at a time

  • leasing

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

  • soar

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    to fly high in the air, or rise high above something

  • housekeeping

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    the work of cleaning and taking care of a house or other building

  • competent

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    having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

  • cam

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    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • floral

    Word

    relating to flowers or decorated with flowers

  • straight out

    Phrase

    in a frank and direct way

  • derivative

    Word

    a word formed from another word

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • kick down

    Phrase

    to force a door or other barrier open by kicking it hard

  • alcoholism

    Word

    a strong dependence on alcohol that makes it hard to stop drinking

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • elf

    Word

    a small magical creature from folk stories, often with pointed ears

  • prosperous

    Word

    having a lot of money and success

  • sabotage

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

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