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The Blacklist S5E1: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 1DramaCrimeMystery

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  • legerdemain

    Word

    clever trickery, especially in magic or deception

  • chooser

    Word

    a person who chooses something

  • roustabout

    Word

    an unskilled worker who does casual or temporary jobs

  • bondsman

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    a person who guarantees that someone will pay a debt or appear in court, especially for bail

  • embezzle

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    to steal money that you were trusted to manage

  • rumpus

    Word

    a noisy disturbance or fuss

  • intricacy

    Word

    the state of having many small, complicated parts or details

  • nastiness

    Word

    the quality of being unpleasant, rude, or unkind

  • decimate

    Word

    to damage or destroy something very badly

  • studding

    Word

    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • gaffer

    Word

    the chief lighting technician on a film or TV set

  • abscond

    Word

    to leave secretly, especially to avoid being caught

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  • presumptuous

    Word

    too confident in a way that is rude or not appropriate

  • godsend

    Word

    something that is very helpful or exactly what you need

  • statics

    Word

    the study of forces on structures that are not moving

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • discerning

    Word

    able to notice small differences and make good judgments

  • 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

  • leniency

    Word

    kindness or mercy shown when someone is punished or judged

  • salve

    Word

    a soft ointment used to heal or soothe a wound or sore

  • bub

    Word

    a small bubble of air or gas in a liquid.

  • buckling

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    the bending or curving of something under pressure

  • wrangler

    Word

    a person who works with horses or cattle on a ranch

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  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • continuance

    Word

    the fact of continuing to exist or happen

  • rune

    Word

    a letter from an ancient Germanic alphabet

  • showman

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    a person who is very good at attracting attention and entertaining people

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • tracer

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    something used to trace or track something else

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • canted

    Word

    slanted or tilted, not straight up and down

  • logistical

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    relating to the planning and movement of people, goods, or equipment

  • slighting

    Word

    showing disrespect or contempt

  • discern

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    to notice or recognize something, especially something not obvious

  • pretzel

    Word

    a hard, salty baked snack shaped like a knot or stick

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • sturgeon

    Word

    a large fish with bony plates on its body, valued for its eggs and meat

  • evener

    Word

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

  • irresistible

    Word

    so attractive, pleasant, or tempting that it is hard to refuse

  • blacklist

    Word

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

  • skim

    Word

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

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • craven

    Word

    lacking courage; cowardly

  • extradition

    Word

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

  • embezzlement

    Word

    the crime of taking money or property that you were trusted to manage

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • omit

    Word

    to leave something out

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • smuggle

    Word

    to move goods secretly across a border or into a country illegally

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • eclectic

    Word

    using ideas, styles, or tastes from many different sources

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • godmother

    Word

    a woman who is a child's sponsor at baptism

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • bucking

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    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • criterion

    Word

    a standard or rule used for judging or choosing something

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • bail bondsman

    Phrase

    a person or business that arranges bail for someone in jail

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • barker

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

  • clarification

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    the act of making something clearer or easier to understand

  • foggy

    Word

    full of fog

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • medical examiner

    Phrase

    a government official who examines deaths to determine the cause

  • fives

    Word

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

  • sugar up

    Phrase

    to eat too much sugary food

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • nurture

    Word

    to help someone or something develop and grow

  • walk free

    Phrase

    to avoid punishment or legal consequences, especially after a court case

  • forfeit

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    to lose something, especially a right, game, or prize, as a penalty

  • veterinarian

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    a trained doctor who treats animals

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • scrutiny

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    careful and often critical examination of something

  • conglomerate

    Word

    a large company made up of several different companies or businesses

  • preferably

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    used to say what you would prefer

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • transparency

    Word

    the quality of being open and honest, especially about decisions or money

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • get out from under

    Phrase

    to become free from debt or financial trouble

  • despise

    Word

    to hate or strongly dislike someone or something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • karma

    Word

    the idea that your actions affect what happens to you later

  • janitor

    Word

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

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • dumb luck

    Phrase

    something that happens by chance, with no skill or planning involved

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • have the foggiest

    Phrase

    to have no idea about something

  • no deal

    Phrase

    a casual way of saying you refuse an offer or request

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • on earth

    Phrase

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

  • come down on

    Phrase

    to punish or criticize someone severely

  • come out in

    Phrase

    to suddenly develop a rash or spots on your skin

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