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The Blacklist S4E21: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 21DramaCrimeMystery

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  • launderer

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    a person or business that washes clothes or linens for money

  • reducer

    Word

    a device or part that reduces the size, pressure, or flow of something

  • paring

    Word

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • brusque

    Word

    short and a little rude in speech or manner

  • disfigure

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    to spoil the appearance of something or someone

  • mealtime

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    the time when people usually eat a meal

  • turnkey

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    ready to use immediately, with everything included

  • whosoever

    Word

    an old-fashioned word meaning 'whoever' or 'any person who

  • indefensible

    Word

    impossible to defend or justify

  • nastiness

    Word

    the quality of being unpleasant, rude, or unkind

  • proclivity

    Word

    a tendency to do or like something, often something bad or unusual

  • loyally

    Word

    in a loyal way

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  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • decapitation

    Word

    the act of cutting off someone's head

  • apothecary

    Word

    a person who prepared and sold medicines in the past

  • infamy

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    the state of being famous for something bad

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • confidante

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    a woman you trust and talk to about private matters

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • exhilarate

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    to make someone feel very excited, happy, or full of energy

  • perpetuity

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    the state of lasting forever or for an unlimited time

  • divulge

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    to reveal private or secret information

  • comer

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    the act of eating a meal

  • surgically

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    in a way that is very careful and precise

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  • confessor

    Word

    a person who hears someone's confession, especially a priest

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • requisition

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    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • deranged

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    mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

  • treadmill

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    an exercise machine with a moving belt that lets you walk or run in one place

  • slighting

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    showing disrespect or contempt

  • saddled

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    having a saddle on it

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • subpoena

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    an official order to appear in court or give evidence

  • seduction

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    the act of attracting someone in a sexual or romantic way

  • evener

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

  • adept

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    very skilled at doing something

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • mite

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    a very small amount of something

  • detest

    Word

    to hate something very much

  • skim

    Word

    to read or look through something quickly, without paying close attention

  • indict

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    to formally accuse someone of a serious crime

  • voucher

    Word

    a paper or digital ticket that gives you a discount or can be exchanged for goods or services

  • extradition

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    the process of sending someone back to another country to face trial or punishment

  • salaam

    Word

    a Muslim greeting meaning peace

  • correctional

    Word

    relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

  • convene

    Word

    to gather people together for a meeting or event

  • unearth

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    to dig up something that is buried or hidden

  • dismantle

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    to take something apart so it can be moved, repaired, or examined

  • defunct

    Word

    no longer in use or no longer working

  • adversary

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    a person or group you are competing or fighting against

  • coasting

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    the act of moving along without using power

  • selfishness

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    the habit of caring only about yourself and not about other people

  • invoke

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

  • keyed

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    locked with a key

  • breaded

    Word

    covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

  • platter

    Word

    a large, flat dish used for serving food

  • inclination

    Word

    a natural tendency to think, feel, or act in a certain way

  • hear things

    Phrase

    to think you are hearing sounds that are not really there

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • chap

    Word

    a man or boy

  • indicative

    Word

    showing that something is likely true or real

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • eat it

    Phrase

    to fall forward and land face first

  • trust fund

    Phrase

    money that is legally held and managed for someone else

  • psychiatry

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    the branch of medicine that deals with mental illness and emotional disorders

  • wheeling

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    the act of moving something on wheels

  • fives

    Word

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

  • lucrative

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    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pickle

    Word

    a cucumber preserved in vinegar or brine

  • prick

    Word

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

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • booty

    Word

    stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

  • mass murderer

    Phrase

    a person who has killed many people in one incident

  • pleading

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    showing that someone is begging or asking for something in a strong, urgent way

  • scramble

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    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wrench

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    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • paneling

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    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • infirmary

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    a room or area in a school, hospital, or other large place where sick people can get basic medical care

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • why on Earth

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, annoyance, or disbelief in a question

  • arming

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    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • don't give me that

    Phrase

    an informal way to say that you do not believe what someone has said

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • hunt down

    Phrase

    to search for someone or something and catch or find them

  • on the case

    Phrase

    actively dealing with something or working on it

  • rat out

    Phrase

    to tell the police or other authorities about someone’s wrongdoing

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • spur

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    a metal spike or wheel on a rider's heel, used to guide a horse

  • gale

    Word

    a very strong wind

  • for nothing

    Phrase

    without paying anything

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