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The Blacklist S5E4: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 4DramaCrimeMystery

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  • cauterize

    Word

    to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding

  • slewed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of slew

  • scrumptious

    Word

    very delicious

  • onomatopoeia

    Word

    a word that sounds like the noise it describes, such as “buzz” or “sizzle

  • studding

    Word

    the act of decorating something with studs or small metal decorations

  • lather

    Word

    a frothy mass of bubbles made by soap or shampoo mixed with water

  • goring

    Word

    to wound or kill by stabbing with a horn or tusk

  • reprehensible

    Word

    deserving strong disapproval

  • ulterior

    Word

    hidden or not openly stated, especially about a motive or purpose

  • windfall

    Word

    an unexpected gain, especially of money

  • incompatibility

    Word

    the state of not being compatible or able to work well together

  • mooned

    Word

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

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  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • salve

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • sumerian

    Word

    relating to ancient Sumer, its people, or their language

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • veiled

    Word

    hidden or expressed in a way that is not direct or obvious

  • ahold

    Word

    the ability to contact or reach someone, especially in get ahold of

  • butchering

    Word

    the process of cutting an animal into pieces for meat

  • zoological

    Word

    relating to animals or the study of animals

  • renter

    Word

    a person who rents a home or apartment from someone else

  • credential

    Word

    an official document or piece of information that proves who you are or shows your qualifications

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  • conspire

    Word

    to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • deviant

    Word

    different from what is normal or accepted

  • pooh

    Word

    used to show that you do not believe or care about something

  • nimble

    Word

    quick and light in movement or action; agile

  • pitying

    Word

    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • dodo

    Word

    an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • satchel

    Word

    a bag with a long strap, often used for school or carrying books

  • nom

    Word

    a meal or snack

  • arouse

    Word

    to cause a feeling, reaction, or interest to start or increase

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • reactionary

    Word

    opposed to social or political change

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • blacklist

    Word

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

  • creditor

    Word

    a person or company that money is owed to

  • plume

    Word

    a long, soft feather, or a bunch of feathers used for decoration

  • transfusion

    Word

    the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • gore

    Word

    blood, especially when it is seen after violence or an accident

  • career criminal

    Phrase

    a person who makes a living by committing crimes

  • harvesting

    Word

    the act of gathering a crop from the fields

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • and his mother

    Phrase

    used to emphasize that a very large number of people are included

  • lathered up

    Phrase

    irritated, anxious, or worked up

  • decoy

    Word

    something used to trick or attract someone or something

  • Security Service

    Phrase

    the British government agency responsible for internal security and counterintelligence

  • sanded

    Word

    smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

  • proverb

    Word

    a short saying that gives advice or expresses a general truth

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • conveniently

    Word

    in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • end game

    Phrase

    the final stage of a process, especially a negotiation or competition

  • extravagant

    Word

    spending or using more money or resources than is sensible

  • disobey

    Word

    to not do what a person, rule, or order says

  • beat on

    Phrase

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

  • laden

    Word

    covered with or weighed down by something heavy

  • cultivate

    Word

    to prepare land for growing crops or plants

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • next next

    Phrase

    The time after the next one

  • trance

    Word

    a state in which someone seems awake but is not fully aware of what is happening

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • hot date

    Phrase

    an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • reap

    Word

    to cut and gather a crop from a field

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • subscribe

    Word

    to pay to receive a newspaper, magazine, or service regularly

  • stallion

    Word

    an adult male horse that has not been castrated

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • precaution

    Word

    something you do to prevent harm or trouble

  • compress

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    to press something so that it becomes smaller, flatter, or tighter

  • proprietor

    Word

    the owner of a business, especially a small one

  • lutheran

    Word

    a person who belongs to the Lutheran Church

  • sire

    Word

    a respectful way to address a king or other male ruler

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • thoroughbred

    Word

    a horse of a pure breed, especially one used for racing

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • dissertation

    Word

    a long academic paper written for a doctoral degree

  • break in

    Phrase

    to interrupt a conversation or discussion by speaking

  • dishonest

    Word

    not honest; likely to lie, cheat, or trick people

  • safe house

    Phrase

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

  • botanist

    Word

    a scientist who studies plants

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • no chance

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

  • me three

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying you agree with someone

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • paddy

    Word

    a field where rice is grown

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • prestige

    Word

    great respect and admiration that people have for someone or something because of its quality or success

  • rent out

    Phrase

    to let a property, vehicle, or equipment be used by someone in return for payment

  • blood bank

    Phrase

    a place where donated blood is collected, tested, and stored for later use

  • area code

    Phrase

    the set of digits you dial before a phone number to show which area it is in

  • against the clock

    Phrase

    in a hurry to finish something before time runs out

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