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Castle S7E16: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 16DramaCrime

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  • rasher

    Word

    a thin slice of bacon or ham

  • trounce

    Word

    to defeat someone very easily and completely

  • apprise

    Word

    to tell someone something, especially official information

  • sorrowed

    Word

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

  • collude

    Word

    to secretly work together, usually to do something dishonest or harmful

  • frenetic

    Word

    very fast and energetic in a wild, excited, or uncontrolled way

  • dank

    Word

    slightly wet, cold, and unpleasant

  • breathable

    Word

    allowing air to pass through easily

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

  • encroach

    Word

    to slowly move beyond a limit, boundary, or right

  • impregnate

    Word

    to make a woman or female animal pregnant

  • noxious

    Word

    harmful, poisonous, or unpleasant to breathe, eat, or touch

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  • sublet

    Word

    to rent a property to someone else for part or all of the lease period

  • calibrate

    Word

    to adjust a measuring instrument so it gives accurate results

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • trappings

    Word

    the outward signs or objects that go with a particular role, status, or way of life

  • devastate

    Word

    to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • dexterity

    Word

    skill and control in using your hands or body

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • fume

    Word

    a strong smell, especially smoke, gas, or vapor

  • embed

    Word

    to put something firmly inside or into something else

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • elude

    Word

    to escape from someone or something, especially by being clever or quick

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  • knighthood

    Word

    the rank or status of being a knight

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • interrogate

    Word

    to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • diagnostics

    Word

    tests and checks used to find out what is wrong with a machine, system, or body

  • discouraging

    Word

    making someone feel less hopeful or confident

  • orb

    Word

    a round object or shape

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • secretive

    Word

    not willing to tell people things or share personal information

  • geez

    Word

    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • slotted

    Word

    having a narrow cut or opening

  • compel

    Word

    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • lifeless

    Word

    not alive; dead

  • boldly

    Word

    in a confident and courageous way

  • confine

    Word

    to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

  • char

    Word

    to burn something until it turns black

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • planetary

    Word

    relating to planets

  • morgue

    Word

    a place where dead bodies are kept until they are identified or examined

  • simulate

    Word

    to copy the way something looks, sounds, or behaves

  • cover up

    Phrase

    to hide the truth about something, especially a mistake or crime

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • tracker

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • could have sworn

    Phrase

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

  • off chance

    Phrase

    a small possibility that something will happen

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • espionage

    Word

    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • visionary

    Word

    having original ideas about the future and how things could be improved

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • coupling

    Word

    a device or part that connects two things, especially in a machine

  • medley

    Word

    a mixture of different things

  • operational

    Word

    working properly and ready to use

  • tracing

    Word

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

  • precaution

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    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • lowland

    Word

    an area of land that is lower than the land around it

  • immortality

    Word

    the state of living forever or never dying

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • induce

    Word

    to persuade or influence someone to do something

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • be onto

    Phrase

    to realize that someone is investigating you or has discovered something about you

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • see things

    Phrase

    to think you are seeing something that is not really there

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • want out

    Phrase

    to want to leave a job, relationship, or situation

  • arming

    Word

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

  • havoc

    Word

    a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion

  • endeavor

    Word

    to try hard to do or achieve something

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • uptown

    Word

    the upper part of a city or town, especially away from the center

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • can't stand

    Phrase

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

  • slip out

    Phrase

    to leave a place quietly so no one notices

  • push in

    Phrase

    to move into a line or queue in a rude way

  • close quarters

    Phrase

    a situation where people or things are very close together and there is little space

  • perfect crime

    Phrase

    a crime that is never solved or traced to the person who committed it

  • access point

    Phrase

    a device that provides wireless access to a network

  • air time

    Phrase

    the amount of time a person, show, or topic is broadcast on radio or television

  • reaction time

    Phrase

    the amount of time it takes someone to respond after something happens

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • security system

    Phrase

    a system that protects a building or area from intruders and may sound an alarm

  • catastrophic

    Word

    causing or involving very great damage, suffering, or loss

  • go together

    Phrase

    to be in a romantic relationship with each other

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