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Fargo S4E8: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 8CrimeDrama

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  • misappropriate

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    to dishonestly use money or property that was given to you to manage

  • blueness

    Word

    the quality or state of being blue

  • slicking

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    making something smooth and glossy

  • bamboozle

    Word

    to trick or deceive someone

  • pilfer

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    to steal small or unimportant things, often secretly

  • cannoned

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    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • caw

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    the harsh cry of a crow

  • facile

    Word

    easy to do or achieve; requiring little effort

  • muffle

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    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • strychnine

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    a very poisonous substance once used as a poison

  • commode

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    a piece of furniture with drawers, sometimes used to hold a chamber pot

  • clamor

    Word

    a loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people

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  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • pestilence

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    a deadly disease that spreads quickly through many people

  • indistinctly

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    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • malaise

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    a vague feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease

  • scoff

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

  • exorcist

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    a person whose job is to drive out evil spirits

  • rearer

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    a person who breeds and cares for animals

  • trumpeting

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    to make a loud cry like an elephant

  • stammer

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

  • captor

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    a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner

  • summation

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    the act of adding numbers or amounts together

  • clatter

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    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

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  • copped

    Word

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

  • cob

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    the hard central part of an ear of corn

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • squeal

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    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • marshaling

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    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • toot

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    to make a short, sharp sound, especially with a horn or whistle

  • stanza

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    one of the parts of a poem, with several lines grouped together

  • raptor

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    a bird that hunts and eats other animals

  • evener

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

  • lug

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    to carry or drag something heavy with effort

  • joyous

    Word

    full of joy; very happy and cheerful

  • assailant

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    a person who attacks someone physically

  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • cocking

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

  • mutter

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    to speak quietly and unclearly, often because you are annoyed or upset

  • snare

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    a trap, often a loop of wire or cord, used to catch animals

  • ledger

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    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • geez

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    used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

  • huff

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    to breathe heavily and noisily, often because you are tired or annoyed

  • sickly

    Word

    looking weak, unhealthy, or slightly ill

  • psalm

    Word

    a sacred song or poem, especially one from the Bible

  • keep it real

    Phrase

    to be honest and authentic, especially in a cool or direct way

  • petit

    Word

    small or tiny

  • mormon

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    a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • ware

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    goods or products, especially ones sold in a shop or made by a particular business

  • penetrating

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    clear and strong, and hard to ignore

  • distort

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    to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

  • American Dream

    Phrase

    the idea that people in the U.S. can succeed and live better through hard work

  • knitting

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    the activity of making clothes or other items by looping yarn with needles

  • behold

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    to look at something with attention or wonder

  • growl

    Word

    to make a low, rough sound, especially in anger or warning

  • ruse

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    a trick or plan used to deceive someone

  • patiently

    Word

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

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • close with

    Phrase

    to fight or meet an enemy in battle

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • accountable

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    responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority

  • pelican

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    a large water bird with a long bill and a pouch under its beak

  • accountability

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    the fact of being responsible for your actions and able to explain them

  • healer

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    a person who helps sick people get better, especially outside regular medicine

  • lollipop

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    a sweet candy on a stick

  • weakly

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    in a weak or feeble way

  • unfriendly

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    not kind or welcoming

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • footstep

    Word

    the sound of someone walking, or one step in a walk

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • scrubbed

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    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • python

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    a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them

  • deacon

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    a Christian minister who helps with church services and some other duties

  • at every turn

    Phrase

    in every situation; all the time

  • irishman

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    a man from Ireland

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • look the other way

    Phrase

    to ignore something wrong on purpose

  • sniff

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    to breathe in through your nose noisily, especially to smell something

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • coop

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    a small shelter or cage for keeping chickens or other birds

  • thy

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    your; belonging to you

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

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    coated or mixed with sugar

  • detach

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    to separate something from something else, or to become separated

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • accustomed

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    used to describe someone who is used to something

  • potent

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    having a strong effect or influence

  • knit

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    to make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with needles

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • inevitably

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    used to say that something is certain to happen or be true

  • state line

    Phrase

    the border between two U.S. states

  • indistinct

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    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • martyr

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    a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs

  • cuff

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    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • God bless

    Phrase

    A friendly way to say goodbye, often with a warm or religious tone

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