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The Blacklist S2E16: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 16DramaCrimeMystery

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  • utterer

    Word

    a person who says or speaks something

  • whir

    Word

    to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect

  • enamor

    Word

    to make someone fall in love with you

  • immodest

    Word

    not modest; showing too much of the body or too much confidence

  • misanthrope

    Word

    a person who dislikes other people and avoids social contact

  • disenfranchise

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    to take away someone's right to vote

  • bookish

    Word

    interested in books and study, often in a shy or serious way

  • pinking

    Word

    to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears

  • amply

    Word

    more than enough; to a sufficient degree

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • exonerate

    Word

    to officially say that someone is not guilty of a crime or blame

  • trafficker

    Word

    a person who illegally buys, sells, or moves drugs, people, or other banned goods

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  • quash

    Word

    to officially cancel or reject a legal decision or order

  • earmark

    Word

    to set money, time, or resources aside for a particular purpose

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • exacerbate

    Word

    to make a problem, bad situation, or feeling worse

  • salve

    Word

    a soft ointment used to heal or soothe a wound or sore

  • fabricate

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    to invent false information or a story

  • kohl

    Word

    a dark powder used to line the eyes

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • propensity

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    a natural tendency to do something

  • sicken

    Word

    to make someone feel sick or disgusted

  • masterful

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    showing great skill and control

  • fortitude

    Word

    the ability to stay brave and strong during pain, difficulty, or suffering

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  • sobriety

    Word

    the state of not being drunk or high, especially after stopping alcohol or drug use

  • prying

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    too interested in other people's private matters

  • divulge

    Word

    to reveal private or secret information

  • hulled

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    having the outer husk or shell removed

  • undue

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    too much, too strong, or not justified

  • copped

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

  • ballistics

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    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • inking

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    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • masquerade

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    a party where people wear masks and costumes

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

  • precede

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    to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

  • reverence

    Word

    deep respect and admiration for someone or something

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • subpoena

    Word

    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • neuron

    Word

    a nerve cell that sends signals in the body and brain

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • interrogate

    Word

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

  • evener

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

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • intestinal

    Word

    relating to the intestines

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • blacklist

    Word

    a list of people or things that are not allowed or are treated with suspicion

  • lapsed

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    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • indict

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    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • incarceration

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    the state of being kept in prison

  • lapse

    Word

    a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

  • ascertain

    Word

    to find out something for certain

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • overalls

    Word

    a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

  • intimidation

    Word

    the act of frightening or pressuring someone to make them do something

  • compel

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

  • white power

    Phrase

    the belief that white people are superior to other races

  • inched

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    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • invoke

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    to mention or use something as support for an argument or action

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • benefactor

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    a person who gives money or help to someone or to a cause

  • admirable

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    deserving respect and approval

  • erode

    Word

    to wear away or slowly destroy something over time

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • turbulence

    Word

    violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat

  • defense mechanism

    Phrase

    a way of thinking or behaving that helps someone avoid painful feelings or thoughts

  • superior court

    Phrase

    a higher court that can review decisions from a lower court

  • hold over

    Phrase

    to use damaging information to pressure someone

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • improvise

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    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • close with

    Phrase

    to fight or meet an enemy in battle

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • after the fact

    Phrase

    after something has already happened or been decided

  • prick

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

  • lawful

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    allowed by law; legal

  • espionage

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    the secret gathering of information about another country or organization

  • leverage

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

  • line in

    Phrase

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

  • accountability

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    the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

  • dearly

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    in a way that shows strong love or care

  • rout

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

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • decency

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    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • amend

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    to make small changes to a text, plan, or law

  • beside the point

    Phrase

    not related to the main subject or issue

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • smoothing

    Word

    the process of making a surface or material smooth

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • past it

    Phrase

    no longer as strong, active, or effective as before

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

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