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The Blacklist S4E18: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 18DramaCrimeMystery

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  • fervid

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    very passionate or enthusiastic, often in a way that seems excessive

  • sorrowed

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

  • windowpane

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    a single piece of glass in a window

  • invective

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    insulting or strongly critical language

  • tawdry

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    showy in a cheap, tasteless way

  • tipster

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    a person who gives tips or predictions, especially about sports betting

  • cesspool

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    a pit or tank for collecting liquid waste and sewage

  • misjudge

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    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • disavow

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    to say that you do not support or are not responsible for something

  • chipper

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    cheerful and lively

  • accrue

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    to increase or build up over time

  • strum

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    to play a stringed instrument by moving your fingers across the strings

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  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • emporium

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    a large shop that sells many different kinds of goods

  • confidante

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    a woman you trust and talk to about private matters

  • rickety

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    weak and shaky, and likely to break or fall apart

  • welcomer

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

  • leavings

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

  • spiteful

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    showing a desire to hurt, upset, or annoy someone because of anger or resentment

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • fascinate

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    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • antiseptic

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    a substance used to kill germs and help prevent infection

  • hogging

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    to take or use more than your fair share of something

  • convincingly

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    in a way that sounds believable and persuasive

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  • racquet

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    a sports implement with a frame and strings, used for hitting a ball or shuttlecock

  • indebted

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    owing thanks or gratitude to someone

  • sympathize

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    to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time

  • pining

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    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • teacup

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    a small cup with a handle, used for tea or other hot drinks

  • therein

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    in or into that place, thing, or document

  • cohort

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    a group of people who share a common experience or are studied together

  • subtlety

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    the quality of being subtle, especially when something is not obvious at first

  • appease

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    to calm someone down by giving them what they want or by making them less angry

  • mocha

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    a drink made with espresso, milk, and chocolate

  • torrent

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    a fast, powerful flow of water

  • stalked

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    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • turntable

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    the part of a record player that the record sits on and spins on

  • dissect

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    to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • fiancee

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    a woman who is engaged to be married

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • affirmation

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    the act of saying that something is true or valid

  • necking

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    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • mediation

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    the process of helping two sides in a disagreement reach an agreement

  • bystander

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

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • reassign

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    to give someone a different job, role, or place to work

  • suffice

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    to be enough for a need or purpose

  • truss

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    a framework of beams or bars that supports a roof, bridge, or other structure

  • motoring

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    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • unearth

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    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • evaporate

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    to change from a liquid into a gas

  • magically

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    in a way that seems to happen by magic

  • ravine

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    a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • congratulation

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    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • state's evidence

    Phrase

    testimony from a criminal accomplice, often given in exchange for leniency

  • platter

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    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • morgue

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

  • rotary

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    moving in a circle or turning around a central point

  • sundown

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    the time when the sun goes down in the evening

  • potting

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    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • performance art

    Phrase

    art made by live performance as the artwork

  • stare out

    Phrase

    to stare at someone until they look away, often as a challenge

  • barker

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    a person who stands outside a theater, circus, or similar place and tries to attract customers

  • fives

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

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • sweet as

    Phrase

    very good; excellent

  • layering

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    the use of several layers, especially in clothing

  • picturesque

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    visually attractive in a charming, old-fashioned, or unusual way

  • nominate

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    to choose someone as a candidate for an election, award, or job

  • profiling

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    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • tracing

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

  • brick in

    Phrase

    to block or close something with bricks

  • bladder

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    an organ that stores urine before it leaves the body

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • abduction

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

  • booting

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    the process of starting a computer

  • scrubbed

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    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • parting

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    the act of leaving someone or ending a relationship or meeting

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • dementia

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    a serious illness that slowly damages the brain and causes problems with memory and thinking

  • above water

    Phrase

    able to manage financially and avoid serious trouble

  • frantic

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    very worried, upset, or excited, and unable to think or act calmly

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • true that

    Phrase

    used to strongly agree with someone

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • just like that

    Phrase

    suddenly and without warning

  • under the impression

    Phrase

    believing that something is true, often when it is not

  • amuse

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    to make someone feel happy or entertained

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • western hemisphere

    Phrase

    the half of the Earth that includes North and South America

  • innocent bystander

    Phrase

    a person who is not involved in a situation but is hurt by it

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • disband

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    to end a group, organization, or team so that it no longer exists

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