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Fargo S2E6: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 6CrimeDrama

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  • sorrowed

    Word

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

  • microscopically

    Word

    in a way that can only be seen with a microscope

  • dynamiting

    Word

    the act of blowing something up with dynamite

  • emancipate

    Word

    to free someone from legal, social, or political control

  • fortuitous

    Word

    happening by chance in a lucky or helpful way

  • commode

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers, sometimes used to hold a chamber pot

  • mottled

    Word

    covered with spots or patches of different colors

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • salutation

    Word

    a formal greeting, especially at the start of a letter or speech

  • admonish

    Word

    to tell someone firmly that they have done something wrong

  • mastodon

    Word

    a large extinct animal like an elephant, with tusks

  • shackle

    Word

    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

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  • baseless

    Word

    not based on facts or evidence

  • adieu

    Word

    goodbye; used when leaving someone

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • steely

    Word

    having a hard, cold, or strong appearance like steel

  • camaraderie

    Word

    a friendly feeling of trust and warmth among people in a group

  • buckling

    Word

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • unfounded

    Word

    not based on facts or evidence

  • butchering

    Word

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • impenetrable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to pass through, enter, or see through

  • proverbial

    Word

    used to describe something that is well known or typical, often in a fixed phrase

  • copped

    Word

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

  • craziness

    Word

    wild, silly, or out-of-control behavior

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  • neanderthal

    Word

    a member of an extinct human species that lived in Europe and parts of Asia long ago

  • dazzle

    Word

    to impress someone very strongly, especially with beauty, skill, or style

  • wretch

    Word

    a person who is very unhappy, unlucky, or in a miserable state

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • rousing

    Word

    very exciting and able to make people feel enthusiastic

  • esquire

    Word

    a polite title used after a man's name, especially in formal letters

  • calamity

    Word

    a very bad event that causes great damage or suffering

  • shun

    Word

    deliberately avoid someone or something

  • stow

    Word

    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • nameless

    Word

    having no name; not identified by name

  • evener

    Word

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

  • constabulary

    Word

    the police force in a particular area

  • affirmation

    Word

    the act of saying that something is true or valid

  • barricade

    Word

    a barrier built quickly to block a road, door, or area

  • whit

    Word

    a very small amount; not even a little

  • bystander

    Word

    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • cleaver

    Word

    a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

  • grit

    Word

    courage and determination to keep going in a difficult situation

  • fare thee well

    Phrase

    goodbye; farewell

  • on sight

    Phrase

    at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

  • barrister

    Word

    a lawyer in some countries who speaks in higher courts

  • even as

    Phrase

    at the same time that something else is happening

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • trap set

    Phrase

    a drum kit

  • sioux

    Word

    a member of a Native American people from the Great Plains

  • tooling

    Word

    the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

  • your man

    Phrase

    the person who is best suited to do something or help with it

  • flagging

    Word

    becoming weaker or less active

  • fives

    Word

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

  • lynch mob

    Phrase

    a group of people who want to punish or attack someone without legal authority

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • on the horn

    Phrase

    on the telephone; talking by phone

  • tyranny

    Word

    cruel and unfair control by a ruler or government

  • valet

    Word

    a person who helps someone with personal tasks, especially a rich or important person

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • rouse

    Word

    to wake someone or something up, or make them more active or alert

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • investigative

    Word

    used for investigating or intended to investigate

  • that's a good one

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not believable

  • affirmative

    Word

    showing agreement or saying yes

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • city limit

    Phrase

    the official boundary of a city or town

  • oppression

    Word

    cruel or unfair control over a group of people

  • for days

    Phrase

    for a very long time

  • back down

    Phrase

    to stop fighting, arguing, or refusing to give in

  • rock up

    Phrase

    to arrive or show up suddenly and casually

  • modern times

    Phrase

    the present period of history and life today

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • wave down

    Phrase

    to signal to a moving vehicle to stop by waving your arm

  • police up

    Phrase

    to clean or tidy something quickly

  • rogue

    Word

    a dishonest or unprincipled person

  • accomplice

    Word

    a person who helps someone commit a crime or other bad act

  • thee

    Word

    you; used as the object of a verb or preposition in older or religious English

  • steamer

    Word

    a device or container used for steaming food

  • dictate

    Word

    to say words slowly and clearly so someone can write them down

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • hazel

    Word

    a light brown or greenish-brown color

  • in full

    Phrase

    completely, with nothing left unpaid or unfinished

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • restraint

    Word

    the act of controlling yourself and not reacting too strongly

  • reinforcement

    Word

    the act of making something stronger or more effective

  • falsely

    Word

    in a false or misleading way; not truthfully

  • grind

    Word

    to crush something into small pieces or powder

  • beware

    Word

    to be careful about something dangerous or unpleasant

  • rye

    Word

    a grain used for making flour, bread, and whiskey

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

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