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The Blacklist S6E9: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 9DramaCrimeMystery

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  • overdraw

    Word

    to spend more money than you have in a bank account

  • pointlessly

    Word

    in a way that is pointless or has no useful result

  • exculpatory

    Word

    showing that someone is not guilty or at fault

  • purloin

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    to steal something, especially in a sneaky way

  • pyrrhic

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    describing a victory that costs so much that it is almost like a defeat

  • fulcrum

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    the point on which a lever turns or balances

  • actionable

    Word

    able to be used to take practical action

  • pariah

    Word

    a person who is rejected by other people or by society

  • treasonous

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    involving betrayal of your country or government

  • splitter

    Word

    a thing that splits something into parts

  • incorrigible

    Word

    impossible to change, improve, or stop from bad behavior

  • blackmailer

    Word

    a person who demands money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging or embarrassing information

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  • indiscretion

    Word

    a careless or embarrassing mistake, especially in speech or behavior

  • admissible

    Word

    allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

  • cabal

    Word

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

  • spool

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    a round object that thread, tape, wire, or film is wound around

  • incriminate

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    to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

  • wanton

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    deliberately cruel, violent, or harmful

  • willful

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    done on purpose; deliberate

  • authenticate

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    to prove that something is real, true, or genuine

  • lackey

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    a servant, especially one who does unimportant or annoying tasks for someone powerful

  • ancillary

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    supporting something more important, but not part of the main activity

  • continuance

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    the fact of continuing to exist or happen

  • stipulate

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    to state or require something as part of an agreement

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  • extort

    Word

    to get money, information, or something else by threats or force

  • prerequisite

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    something that must be done or in place before something else can happen

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • allege

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    to say that something is true, especially without proving it

  • dispense

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    to give out or provide something to people

  • perjury

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    the crime of lying under oath in court

  • materialize

    Word

    to happen or become real after being expected or planned

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • haystack

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    a pile of hay

  • evener

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

  • acquittal

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    a legal decision that someone is not guilty

  • mitigate

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    to make something less severe, harmful, or painful

  • futile

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    not likely to succeed or have any useful result

  • loaning

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    the act of lending something to someone

  • cypriot

    Word

    relating to Cyprus or to the people of Cyprus

  • compel

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    to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

  • caramel

    Word

    a soft, chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

  • tycoon

    Word

    a very rich and powerful business person

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • pray tell

    Phrase

    used to ask someone to explain something, often with sarcasm or disbelief

  • shadowing

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

  • incompetence

    Word

    a lack of the skill or ability needed to do something well

  • recessed

    Word

    set back into a surface so it does not stick out

  • discredit

    Word

    to damage someone’s or something’s reputation

  • sex drug

    Phrase

    a drug used to help with sexual performance, especially for erectile dysfunction

  • mitigating circumstance

    Phrase

    a fact or situation that makes a punishment or judgment less severe

  • kill me

    Phrase

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

  • intelligence officer

    Phrase

    a government official who gathers and handles secret information

  • fishing expedition

    Phrase

    an investigation done mainly to find hidden or incriminating information

  • namesake

    Word

    a person or thing that has the same name as another

  • blackmailing

    Word

    the act of demanding money or something else by threatening to reveal damaging information

  • enlighten

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    to help someone understand something better

  • graced

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    to honor an event or place by being present

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • juror

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    a person who serves on a jury

  • inquire

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    to ask for information or details

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • leverage

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    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • complicate

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    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • immensely

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    to a very great degree; extremely

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • harshly

    Word

    in a rough or severe way

  • what's in it for me

    Phrase

    a question meaning: what benefit will I get from this?

  • typewriter

    Word

    a machine with keys that prints letters and numbers on paper

  • janitor

    Word

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

  • scheming

    Word

    making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

  • rotten apple

    Phrase

    a person in a group who has a bad influence on the others

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • indictment

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    a formal charge that someone has committed a serious crime

  • yarn

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    a long strand of twisted fibers used for knitting or weaving

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • shah

    Word

    the title used for the former ruler of Iran

  • to tell the truth

    Phrase

    used to introduce a statement that is honest or frank

  • naval officer

    Phrase

    an officer who serves in the navy

  • look past

    Phrase

    to ignore or accept someone's faults, mistakes, or differences

  • wire transfer

    Phrase

    a bank transfer sent electronically from one account to another

  • retirement community

    Phrase

    a planned place where older people live, often with homes and shared facilities

  • bagging

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    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • competent

    Word

    having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

  • fingerprint

    Word

    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • ask round

    Phrase

    to ask several people for information or help

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • reach out

    Phrase

    to contact someone, especially to offer help or start a conversation

  • framing

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

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • fugitive

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

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • pay off

    Phrase

    to produce a good result or success after effort or time

  • follow up on

    Phrase

    to check on something later or continue dealing with it

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