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Hawaii Five-0 S9E3: English vocabulary

Season 9, Episode 3CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

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  • condescend

    Word

    to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else

  • paring

    Word

    the act of cutting off small pieces from something

  • victimize

    Word

    to treat someone cruelly or unfairly, especially by bullying them

  • overcharge

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    to ask someone to pay too much for something

  • stomaching

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    the present participle of stomach

  • corroboration

    Word

    evidence that helps prove or support something

  • disorient

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    to make someone lose their sense of direction

  • tormenting

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    causing someone to feel great pain or suffering

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • humanly

    Word

    in a way that is possible for a human being

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • preorder

    Word

    to order something before it is available to buy

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  • berate

    Word

    to criticize someone angrily and at length

  • hydrate

    Word

    to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

  • 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

  • sorbet

    Word

    a frozen dessert made from fruit juice or purée

  • gouge

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    to cut or scrape a deep hole or mark in something

  • muscling

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    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • stammer

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    to speak with pauses or repeated sounds because of difficulty controlling your speech

  • veracity

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    the quality of being true and accurate

  • clouding

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    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

  • perishable

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    likely to go bad or decay quickly

  • caddy

    Word

    a person who carries a golfer's clubs and helps during a game

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  • overheat

    Word

    to become too hot, or to make something too hot

  • baboon

    Word

    a large monkey with a long face, found in Africa and Arabia

  • copped

    Word

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

  • fillet

    Word

    a boneless piece of meat or fish

  • putt

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    to hit a golf ball gently so it rolls toward the hole

  • heathen

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    a person who does not follow a major religion, especially one who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • crabbing

    Word

    the activity of catching crabs

  • handcuff

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    to put handcuffs on someone

  • tempering

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    the process of heating and cooling metal to make it harder and less brittle

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • honk

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound with a horn or voice

  • hinged

    Word

    fastened with a hinge or hinges so it can swing open and shut

  • evener

    Word

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

  • armpit

    Word

    the hollow under your shoulder where your arm joins your body

  • hydrated

    Word

    having enough water in your body

  • yap

    Word

    to bark in a sharp, high-pitched way

  • whoop

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    to shout loudly because you are excited or happy

  • chime

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    the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • shabby

    Word

    looking old, worn, and a little dirty or untidy

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • screech

    Word

    a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • straining

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    the act of pulling something tight

  • cynical

    Word

    believing that people are mostly selfish and cannot be trusted to be sincere

  • overhear

    Word

    to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • dehydration

    Word

    the condition of having lost too much water

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • brag

    Word

    to talk too proudly about your achievements, possessions, or abilities

  • scream for

    Phrase

    to strongly suggest that something is needed or appropriate

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • 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

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • hinge on

    Phrase

    to depend completely on one thing

  • dark up

    Phrase

    to become darker

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • gracious

    Word

    kind, polite, and pleasant to people

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • penthouse

    Word

    a luxury apartment on the top floor of a building

  • what's good

    Phrase

    a casual greeting meaning “what’s up?

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • cop killer

    Phrase

    a person who kills a police officer

  • weakly

    Word

    in a weak or feeble way

  • silent partner

    Phrase

    a business partner who provides money but does not help run the business

  • contraction

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    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • urgency

    Word

    the need for quick action

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • to the max

    Phrase

    to a very great degree; as much as possible

  • duty calls

    Phrase

    a polite way of saying that you have to leave because you must deal with something else

  • hired muscle

    Phrase

    people hired to use force or intimidation for someone else

  • tee

    Word

    a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it

  • oracle

    Word

    a person or source that is believed to give wise or certain guidance

  • my man

    Phrase

    a friendly way to address a man or show approval or excitement

  • complimentary

    Word

    given free of charge

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • hinge

    Word

    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • keep it together

    Phrase

    to stay calm and keep control of your emotions in a difficult situation

  • move with

    Phrase

    to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

  • turn against

    Phrase

    to start opposing someone or something you used to support

  • rescue mission

    Phrase

    an operation to rescue people from danger

  • good sport

    Phrase

    A person who stays cheerful and good-natured when they lose or things go wrong

  • work back

    Phrase

    to work extra hours to make up for time off or finish a shift

  • price point

    Phrase

    a particular price level for a product or service

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