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The Blacklist S5E20: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 20DramaCrimeMystery

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  • legerdemain

    Word

    clever trickery, especially in magic or deception

  • slink

    Word

    move quietly and secretly, often because you want to avoid being seen

  • convalesce

    Word

    to recover gradually after an illness or medical treatment

  • diddle

    Word

    to cheat someone out of money or something valuable

  • alleluia

    Word

    an expression of praise, joy, or thanks, especially in religious worship

  • trilateral

    Word

    involving three people, groups, or countries

  • ceaseless

    Word

    continuing without stopping

  • cataclysmic

    Word

    causing or involving sudden great damage or suffering

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • cherub

    Word

    an angel in Christian tradition, often shown as a small child with wings

  • seraph

    Word

    an angel in the highest rank of angels

  • invocation

    Word

    a formal request for help or support, especially to a higher power

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  • abductor

    Word

    a person who takes someone away by force or trickery

  • veiling

    Word

    a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something

  • welcomer

    Word

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

  • rearer

    Word

    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • cabal

    Word

    a small secret group that tries to control events or make decisions behind the scenes

  • beseech

    Word

    to ask someone very urgently and sincerely to do something

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • concoction

    Word

    a mixture of different ingredients or things

  • contagion

    Word

    the spread of a disease from one person, animal, or place to another

  • duffel

    Word

    a large strong bag used for carrying clothes and other personal items

  • afflict

    Word

    to cause pain or suffering to someone or something

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  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • deranged

    Word

    mentally ill or behaving in a wild, uncontrolled way

  • clench

    Word

    to close or squeeze tightly

  • microbiology

    Word

    the scientific study of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi

  • taint

    Word

    to spoil something by adding a harmful or unwanted substance or influence

  • sleepless

    Word

    not able to sleep

  • terrify

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    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • hallucination

    Word

    something you see, hear, or feel that seems real but is not caused by anything outside your mind

  • evener

    Word

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

  • humbly

    Word

    in a humble way; without acting proud

  • blacklist

    Word

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

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • crossroad

    Word

    a place where two or more roads meet and cross

  • hemorrhage

    Word

    a heavy loss of blood from a blood vessel

  • toxin

    Word

    a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

  • concord

    Word

    agreement and good feeling between people or groups

  • plausible

    Word

    seeming reasonable or likely to be true

  • ponder

    Word

    think about something carefully, especially before making a decision

  • motoring

    Word

    a drive or trip in a car, especially for pleasure

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • purify

    Word

    to make something clean or pure

  • inconvenient

    Word

    causing trouble, difficulty, or discomfort

  • your servant

    Phrase

    a humorous or old-fashioned way of referring to yourself

  • negotiator

    Word

    a person who helps people or groups reach an agreement

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • slur

    Word

    an insulting remark about someone, especially one that attacks their race, religion, or identity

  • the good doctor

    Phrase

    a respectful way to refer to a doctor

  • long hour

    Phrase

    the late hours of the night

  • shadowing

    Word

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

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • clock it

    Phrase

    an informal way of saying congratulations or well done

  • straining

    Word

    the act of pulling something tight

  • wooded

    Word

    covered with many trees

  • containment

    Word

    the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

  • earthly

    Word

    relating to the earth or to life on earth

  • wretched

    Word

    very unhappy, unlucky, or in a bad state

  • delusion

    Word

    a false belief that someone strongly believes even though it is not true

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • cerebral hemorrhage

    Phrase

    bleeding inside the brain

  • scale in

    Phrase

    to buy a financial asset in small amounts over time instead of all at once

  • patiently

    Word

    in a calm, patient way, without getting upset or impatient

  • witness protection

    Phrase

    a government program that gives witnesses new identities and protection when they are in danger

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • floor it

    Phrase

    to press the gas pedal all the way down

  • word on the street

    Phrase

    the news or gossip that people are saying about something

  • mustang

    Word

    a wild horse found in North America

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • winged

    Word

    having wings

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • tremble

    Word

    to shake slightly and uncontrollably, often because you are nervous, cold, or weak

  • cerebral

    Word

    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • vaccination

    Word

    the act of giving a person or animal a vaccine to protect against a disease

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • decency

    Word

    behavior that shows good manners and respect for other people

  • abduction

    Word

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

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • town car

    Phrase

    a hired car with a driver, often used for airport or hotel trips

  • parameter

    Word

    a value or limit that affects how something works or is measured

  • aspire

    Word

    to have a strong desire to achieve something

  • thin air

    Phrase

    used in the phrase into thin air to mean that something disappears completely or seems to vanish

  • on file

    Phrase

    officially recorded and kept for later use

  • homage

    Word

    special respect or honor shown publicly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • follow up

    Phrase

    to contact someone again after an earlier conversation, meeting, or message

  • minded

    Word

    used in compounds to mean having a particular attitude or way of thinking

  • motivate

    Word

    to give someone a reason or desire to do something

  • baptism

    Word

    a Christian ceremony in which someone is baptized with water

  • 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

  • thou

    Word

    an old word for 'you' when speaking to one person

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