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The Blacklist S4E20: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • dissatisfy

    Word

    to make someone unhappy or not satisfied

  • touchable

    Word

    able to be touched or felt

  • disfigure

    Word

    to spoil the appearance of something or someone

  • glutton

    Word

    a person who eats too much

  • desiccation

    Word

    the process of making something very dry

  • indefensible

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    impossible to defend or justify

  • steerage

    Word

    the cheapest class of accommodation on a ship

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • recompense

    Word

    a reward or payment given for work, loss, or harm

  • whisperer

    Word

    a person who is especially good at understanding or calming animals

  • suffocation

    Word

    the state of not being able to breathe because air cannot get into the lungs

  • absolution

    Word

    formal release from guilt or punishment, especially in a religious context

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  • mummify

    Word

    to preserve a dead body by treating it and wrapping it in cloth

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • toxicology

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    the study of poisons and how they affect living things

  • vehicular

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    relating to vehicles or their use

  • aggravate

    Word

    make a problem, injury, or situation worse

  • tasteful

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    attractive because of simple, elegant style

  • anthrax

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    a serious disease that affects humans and animals and is caused by bacteria

  • ballistics

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

  • decompose

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    to break down naturally into simpler substances

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • smug

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    too pleased with yourself and your achievements

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  • trucker

    Word

    a person who drives a truck for a living

  • stow

    Word

    to put something neatly into a space or container

  • meek

    Word

    quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or fight back

  • evener

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

  • loyalist

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    a person who stays loyal to a ruler, government, or cause

  • untimely

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    happening too soon, too early, or at a bad time

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • coexist

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    to live or exist together, especially peacefully

  • clasp

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    a small device that fastens two things together

  • penance

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    something done to show regret for a wrong action, often as a religious duty

  • unearth

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    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • hospice

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    a place that gives care to people who are very ill, especially near the end of life

  • envelop

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    a flat paper cover with a flap, used for sending a letter or document

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

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

  • on sight

    Phrase

    at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

  • dead drop

    Phrase

    a hidden place where someone leaves something for another person to pick up secretly

  • abduct

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    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • sharpen

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    to make something sharp or sharper

  • intrigue

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    to make someone very interested or curious

  • morgue

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

  • decoy

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    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • crusader

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    a person who strongly supports and works for a cause

  • overhear

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

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • lethal dose

    Phrase

    an amount of a poison or drug that can cause death

  • yard out

    Phrase

    to drive livestock into a pen or enclosure in a stockyard

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • mercenary

    Word

    a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • hit man

    Phrase

    a person who is paid to kill someone

  • fives

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

  • ride on

    Phrase

    to attack someone in a drive-by shooting

  • double cross

    Phrase

    to betray someone who trusts you, often by tricking them

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • even the score

    Phrase

    to get revenge on someone

  • perch

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

  • prick

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

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • hunch

    Word

    a feeling or guess based on intuition, not facts

  • astronomical

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    relating to astronomy or space

  • collateral

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    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • inflict

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    to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • applicable

    Word

    able to be used in a particular situation; relevant or suitable

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • defy

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    to openly refuse to obey or accept something

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • sociology

    Word

    the study of human society and how people behave in groups

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • get the word out

    Phrase

    to make something known to many people

  • word to the wise

    Phrase

    a brief remark that gives someone useful advice or a warning

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • big one

    Phrase

    a humorous or informal way of saying death

  • safe house

    Phrase

    a place where someone can hide safely, especially from danger or the police

  • please God

    Phrase

    used to say that you hope something will happen, if God allows it

  • expulsion

    Word

    the act of forcing someone to leave a school, organization, or country

  • no deal

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you refuse an offer or request

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

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

  • postal service

    Phrase

    the public system that collects and delivers letters and packages

  • active duty

    Phrase

    the period when a member of the armed forces is serving full-time

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • compassionate

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    showing kindness and concern for people who are suffering

  • under control

    Phrase

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

  • avenge

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    to punish someone by doing harm in return for a wrong done to you or someone else

  • gale

    Word

    a very strong wind

  • hardship

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    a difficult situation that causes suffering or lack of basic needs

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