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Hawaii Five-0 S7E9: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 9CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • distil

    Word

    to separate a liquid by heating it and cooling the vapor

  • looker

    Word

    a person who is very attractive

  • bungle

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly, so it fails or goes wrong

  • tacking

    Word

    the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • dignitary

    Word

    a person who is important because of a high rank or official position

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • mooned

    Word

    to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult

  • obliging

    Word

    willing and quick to help other people

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • interlock

    Word

    to connect or fit together so that the parts lock

  • coda

    Word

    the final part of a piece of music, story, or speech

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  • preemptive

    Word

    done to stop something before it happens, especially an attack

  • weirdness

    Word

    the quality of being strange or unusual

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • rusk

    Word

    a hard, dry piece of bread or biscuit, often eaten toasted

  • posit

    Word

    to suggest an idea or explanation as a starting point

  • tint

    Word

    a slight color or shade

  • mongoose

    Word

    a small mammal that eats snakes and other small animals

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • ludicrous

    Word

    so silly or unreasonable that it seems ridiculous

  • fluoride

    Word

    a chemical compound that contains fluorine

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

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  • securely

    Word

    in a way that is safe, fixed firmly, or not likely to move

  • whatnot

    Word

    used to refer to other similar things or items not named

  • combing

    Word

    the act of combing hair

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • detrimental

    Word

    causing harm or damage

  • shortstop

    Word

    the player who fields between second and third base

  • evener

    Word

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

  • executor

    Word

    a person named in a will to carry out its instructions after someone dies

  • cipher

    Word

    a system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • decipher

    Word

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

  • Holy Grail

    Phrase

    something that is extremely desirable but very hard to get

  • double time

    Phrase

    a very fast marching pace

  • unify

    Word

    to bring different people, groups, or things together so they work as one

  • play the ponies

    Phrase

    to bet on horse races

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • grail

    Word

    something that is very hard to find or achieve

  • hale

    Word

    healthy and strong, especially for an older person

  • entry wound

    Phrase

    the wound where a bullet or other object enters the body

  • assassinate

    Word

    to kill an important person, especially for political reasons

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • professionalism

    Word

    the quality of behaving in a skilled, responsible, and respectful way at work

  • ruse

    Word

    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • fives

    Word

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

  • appropriately

    Word

    in a suitable or proper way

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • utmost

    Word

    greatest in amount, degree, or importance

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • bring to justice

    Phrase

    to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

  • perch

    Word

    to sit or rest on something, especially a branch or bar

  • theorist

    Word

    a person who develops theories, especially in science or politics

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • avatar

    Word

    a picture or icon that represents a person online or in a game

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • varsity

    Word

    the main sports team that represents a school or college

  • diplomatic relations

    Phrase

    official relations between two countries, especially through their governments and embassies

  • genetically

    Word

    in a way that relates to genes or genetics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • turn over

    Phrase

    to give something to someone in authority or for official handling

  • screwing

    Word

    the act of fastening something with a screw

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • obituary

    Word

    a newspaper notice about someone's death, often with a short life story

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • go public

    Phrase

    to make something secret known publicly

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • to the moon

    Phrase

    a slogan used to say that a cryptocurrency will rise a lot in value

  • spied

    Word

    to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

  • obstruction

    Word

    something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult

  • no place

    Phrase

    used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation

  • diplomacy

    Word

    skill in dealing with people in a careful and tactful way

  • chilled

    Word

    kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice

  • shake up

    Phrase

    to upset or disturb someone badly

  • mai tai

    Phrase

    a cocktail made with rum, lime juice, and orange liqueur

  • square inch

    Phrase

    a unit of area equal to a square that is 1 inch on each side

  • verge

    Word

    the edge or border of something

  • frenchman

    Word

    a man from France

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • telegram

    Word

    a written message sent by telegraph

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • politely

    Word

    in a polite and respectful way

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • kirk

    Word

    a church, especially in Scotland

  • deem

    Word

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

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