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Homeland S7E2: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 2DramaWar & PoliticsCrime

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  • overdraw

    Word

    to spend more money than you have in a bank account

  • dignify

    Word

    to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect

  • titty

    Word

    a woman's breast

  • incarcerate

    Word

    to put someone in prison

  • acrimony

    Word

    strong bitterness or angry feeling, especially in speech or behavior

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • jangle

    Word

    to make a harsh ringing or clattering sound

  • elliptic

    Word

    having the shape of an ellipse

  • 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

  • wellingtons

    Word

    a waterproof rubber boot, usually reaching up to the knee

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

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  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • clack

    Word

    to make a sharp clicking sound

  • squabble

    Word

    to argue about something unimportant

  • shredding

    Word

    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • copped

    Word

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

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • somber

    Word

    serious, sad, and not cheerful

  • clench

    Word

    to close or squeeze tightly

  • carp

    Word

    to complain a lot, especially about small things

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • outrun

    Word

    to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

  • realistically

    Word

    in a sensible way that is based on what is actually possible

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  • evener

    Word

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

  • derail

    Word

    to make a train or tram leave its tracks

  • lapsed

    Word

    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • incarceration

    Word

    the state of being kept in prison

  • lapse

    Word

    a small mistake or failure in concentration, memory, or judgment

  • fringed

    Word

    having a decorative edge made of hanging threads or strips

  • foresee

    Word

    to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • dismay

    Word

    to make someone feel shocked, upset, or disappointed

  • bipolar

    Word

    having two opposite parts, sides, or poles

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • adequately

    Word

    in a way that is enough or acceptable

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • ominous

    Word

    giving a feeling that something bad is going to happen

  • coronary

    Word

    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • Founding Father

    Phrase

    one of the people who helped found an important country or organization

  • nipple

    Word

    the small round part on a person's chest that milk comes from in women and some female animals

  • lithium

    Word

    a soft, light metal used especially in batteries

  • capital offense

    Phrase

    a crime that can be punished by death

  • yahoo

    Word

    a loud, rude, or wild person

  • carry away

    Phrase

    to make someone so excited or emotional that they lose control

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • shred

    Word

    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • rise up

    Phrase

    to rebel against authority or start a revolt

  • fives

    Word

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

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • tyranny

    Word

    cruel and unfair control by a ruler or government

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • light on

    Phrase

    to land or settle lightly on something

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • wade through

    Phrase

    to work through something difficult, boring, or long with effort

  • comprehend

    Word

    to understand something fully

  • traction

    Word

    the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • keel

    Word

    the long ridge under a ship or boat that runs along the bottom and helps support it

  • special agent

    Phrase

    an FBI or other government detective

  • play on

    Phrase

    to take advantage of someone's weakness, fear, or beliefs

  • people person

    Phrase

    a person who is good at talking to and working with other people

  • on thin ice

    Phrase

    in a risky or delicate situation

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • ineffective

    Word

    not working well or not producing the result you want

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • resisting arrest

    Phrase

    the crime of trying to stop a police officer from arresting someone

  • grab off

    Phrase

    to take something quickly, often by force

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • undermine

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    to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

  • amnesty

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    an official decision to forgive a group of people for a crime, especially a political one

  • onset

    Word

    the start of something, especially something bad or unpleasant

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • go together

    Phrase

    to be in a romantic relationship with each other

  • tribunal

    Word

    an official body that hears and decides legal cases

  • detain

    Word

    to keep someone in official custody, usually for questioning

  • deem

    Word

    to think of someone or something in a particular way

  • microscope

    Word

    a device that makes very small objects look much bigger

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • lynch

    Word

    to kill someone illegally, especially by hanging, without a fair trial

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in the first place

    Phrase

    at the beginning; originally

  • polling

    Word

    the activity of asking people questions to find out what they think, especially about an election

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • fugitive

    Word

    a person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger

  • moron

    Word

    an insulting word for a stupid person

  • get over

    Phrase

    to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • violently

    Word

    with a lot of force or energy

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