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Person of Interest S4E2: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 2DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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  • pleasantry

    Word

    a polite remark, often made in a light or friendly way

  • congeal

    Word

    to become thicker or solid, especially as it gets cold

  • invigorate

    Word

    to make someone or something feel more energetic or lively

  • pique

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    a feeling of annoyance or hurt pride after being slighted

  • chambered

    Word

    having separate chambers or compartments

  • studious

    Word

    serious about studying and willing to work hard

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • logarithmic

    Word

    relating to logarithms or written using them

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • tactile

    Word

    related to the sense of touch

  • 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

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  • octagon

    Word

    a flat shape with eight sides and eight angles

  • jumble

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    to mix things together in a messy or confusing way

  • etch

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    to cut or mark a design into a hard surface, often with acid or a sharp tool

  • baffle

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    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • culminate

    Word

    end in a particular result or at a particular point

  • copped

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

  • rifling

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    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sift

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    to pass dry ingredients through a sieve to remove lumps or coarse bits

  • dispense

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    to give out or provide something to people

  • samaritan

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    a very helpful or kind person, especially one who helps a stranger

  • rousing

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    very exciting and able to make people feel enthusiastic

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  • materialize

    Word

    to happen or become real after being expected or planned

  • trespass

    Word

    to enter land or property without permission

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • graver

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    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • eulogy

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    a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, especially after they have died

  • evener

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

  • lug

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    to carry or drag something heavy with effort

  • braille

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    a system of raised dots that blind people read with their fingers

  • momentarily

    Word

    for a very short time

  • proponent

    Word

    a person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

  • heed

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    to pay attention to and follow advice, a warning, or a request

  • conversely

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    used to introduce a contrasting or opposite point

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • suffice

    Word

    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • secretive

    Word

    not willing to tell people things or share personal information

  • formality

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

  • eyeball

    Word

    the round part of the eye

  • decipher

    Word

    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • forthcoming

    Word

    likely to happen soon or already planned

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • grade point

    Phrase

    a unit of credit a student earns for a course

  • erratic

    Word

    changing suddenly and unpredictably

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • equip

    Word

    to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

  • lax

    Word

    not strict, careful, or controlled enough

  • gun show

    Phrase

    a humorous way to refer to very muscular biceps

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • could have sworn

    Phrase

    used to say you are very sure about something, especially when it seems surprising or untrue

  • forfeit

    Word

    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • nothing short of

    Phrase

    used to say that something is completely true, extreme, or impressive

  • vandalism

    Word

    the deliberate damaging or destroying of property

  • byzantine

    Word

    relating to Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire, or its art and culture

  • Grand Master

    Phrase

    the title of the leader of some organizations, especially a chivalric or fraternal order

  • wrinkle

    Word

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

  • pay grade

    Phrase

    a pay level in a system that sets how much someone earns, especially in the military or government

  • tracing

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

  • enlightenment

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    the process of learning or understanding something clearly

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • build in

    Phrase

    to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

  • big lug

    Phrase

    an informal word for a big, strong man who is gentle and kind

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • not half bad

    Phrase

    better than expected; fairly good

  • burning question

    Phrase

    an important question that needs an answer soon

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • disable

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

  • potent

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    having a strong effect or influence

  • spied

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    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • errand

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

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • can't stand

    Phrase

    to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

  • New Age

    Phrase

    relating to the New Age movement and its spiritual ideas

  • high bar

    Phrase

    a standard or level that is hard to reach

  • sift through

    Phrase

    to look through a group of things or information carefully to find something

  • holding cell

    Phrase

    a room where police or court staff keep someone for a short time before they are moved or released

  • safe haven

    Phrase

    a place that gives protection and safety from danger or trouble

  • observation deck

    Phrase

    a platform high up in a building where people can look out at the view

  • right out

    Phrase

    in a blunt or direct way

  • fearless

    Word

    not afraid; brave and willing to take risks

  • oversight

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    a mistake caused by not noticing or remembering something

  • push back

    Phrase

    to resist or oppose something

  • arched

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    curved like an arch

  • perpetrator

    Word

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

  • want in

    Phrase

    to want to join in or be included in something

  • go up against

    Phrase

    to compete or fight against someone or something

  • storm in

    Phrase

    to enter a place suddenly and angrily

  • draw into

    Phrase

    to arrive at a place, especially a station, in a vehicle

  • grunt

    Word

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

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

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