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The Blacklist S3E20: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • imploded

    Word

    collapsed inward suddenly and violently

  • swaddle

    Word

    to wrap a baby snugly in a blanket or cloth

  • frivolity

    Word

    behavior that is silly, light, or not serious

  • bereft

    Word

    lacking something important, especially hope, joy, or comfort

  • garish

    Word

    too bright, colorful, or flashy in a way that looks ugly

  • egress

    Word

    the act of leaving a place, especially a building

  • girlish

    Word

    typical of a girl; young and feminine in a sweet or playful way

  • nappy

    Word

    having tight curls or coils, especially hair

  • predicate

    Word

    to state or claim something formally

  • humbles

    Word

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • 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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  • cabal

    Word

    a small secret group that tries to control events or make decisions behind the scenes

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • latency

    Word

    the delay before a computer, network, or system starts to respond

  • liquidate

    Word

    to sell property or assets in order to pay debts or close a business

  • poacher

    Word

    a person who illegally hunts or catches wild animals

  • thine

    Word

    an old word meaning 'your' or 'yours

  • buttermilk

    Word

    a sour liquid used in cooking and baking

  • caper

    Word

    a playful skip or jump

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • sift

    Word

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

  • tempering

    Word

    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • optics

    Word

    the scientific study of light and how it behaves

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  • mortally

    Word

    in a way that causes death or is very serious

  • dismount

    Word

    to get off a horse, bike, or other vehicle or animal

  • patronize

    Word

    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • haystack

    Word

    a pile of hay

  • evener

    Word

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

  • denominator

    Word

    the number below the line in a fraction

  • rowan

    Word

    a tree with clusters of small red berries, often called mountain ash

  • humbly

    Word

    in a humble way; without acting proud

  • blacklist

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • bitters

    Word

    a bitter liquid used in small amounts to flavor cocktails

  • colossal

    Word

    extremely large

  • iodine

    Word

    a chemical element used in medicine and as a nutrient in small amounts

  • chum

    Word

    a close friend or companion

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • dead to rights

    Phrase

    to have clear proof that someone is guilty or responsible

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • butting

    Word

    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • prelude

    Word

    an introduction to something more important

  • overhear

    Word

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

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • intrusion

    Word

    the act of entering a place or situation in a way that is unwanted or not allowed

  • evict

    Word

    to force someone to leave a home or property, usually by legal action

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • proxy

    Word

    the authority to act or vote for someone else

  • chauffeur

    Word

    a person whose job is to drive a private car for someone

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • run out the clock

    Phrase

    to use up the remaining time in a game to keep your team in the lead

  • prick

    Word

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

  • evoke

    Word

    to make a feeling, memory, or image come to mind

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • scrutiny

    Word

    careful and often critical examination of something

  • optic

    Word

    relating to the eyes or vision

  • preferably

    Word

    used to say what you would prefer

  • rout

    Word

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

  • fiber optic

    Phrase

    using thin glass or plastic fibers to send data or signals

  • contingent

    Word

    depending on something else happening first

  • tracing

    Word

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

  • let on

    Phrase

    to hint at or reveal something indirectly, often a secret or embarrassing fact

  • malt

    Word

    grain, usually barley, that has been soaked and allowed to sprout, used in brewing

  • abduction

    Word

    the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • and counting

    Phrase

    used after a number to show that there are more of the same kind than the number mentioned

  • ready to roll

    Phrase

    completely ready to begin something

  • anticipate

    Word

    to expect something or think it will happen

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • glitter

    Word

    to shine with small flashes of reflected light

  • roger that

    Phrase

    used to say that you have received and understood a message

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • space junk

    Phrase

    pieces of broken equipment and other waste orbiting Earth

  • thundering

    Word

    making a loud, deep, rumbling sound

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • stress out

    Phrase

    to make someone feel worried or under pressure

  • death threat

    Phrase

    a threat to kill someone

  • medical history

    Phrase

    a record of a person's past illnesses and treatment

  • single malt

    Phrase

    whisky made from malt at one distillery and not mixed with whisky from other distilleries

  • personal day

    Phrase

    a paid day off from work for personal reasons

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • bouncing

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    moving up and down repeatedly

  • cam

    Word

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

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

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