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24 S7E21: English vocabulary

Season 7, Episode 21Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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  • cannoned

    Word

    to hit or move into something with sudden force

  • belie

    Word

    to show that something is not true or not what it seems

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • actionable

    Word

    able to be used to take practical action

  • godsend

    Word

    something that is very helpful or exactly what you need

  • interagency

    Word

    relating to or involving more than one government agency

  • lunacy

    Word

    extreme foolishness or crazy behavior

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • fabricate

    Word

    to invent false information or a story

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • lien

    Word

    a legal right to keep or claim property until a debt is paid

  • dossier

    Word

    a file or set of documents with detailed information about a person, case, or subject

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  • faxed

    Word

    to send something by fax

  • marshaling

    Word

    the act of arranging people or things in an orderly way

  • entrant

    Word

    a person or team that enters a competition or takes part in an event

  • evener

    Word

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

  • knowingly

    Word

    in a way that shows you know something is true or wrong

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • lapsed

    Word

    no longer valid because it has expired or was not renewed

  • canister

    Word

    a container with a lid, used for storing dry goods or other materials

  • itinerary

    Word

    a plan or schedule for a trip, including the places you will go

  • collier

    Word

    a person who works in a coal mine

  • discrepancy

    Word

    a difference between two things that should match

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

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  • simultaneous

    Word

    happening or done at the same time

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • not done

    Phrase

    not acceptable in polite society; considered improper or rude

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • sleeper cell

    Phrase

    a secret group of people who stay hidden until they are ready to act

  • witness protection

    Phrase

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

  • imam

    Word

    a Muslim religious leader who leads prayers in a mosque

  • 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

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • leverage

    Word

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

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • extremist

    Word

    a person who supports extreme political or religious views, often in a way that can lead to violence

  • drastic

    Word

    very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • sleeper

    Word

    a sofa that can be turned into a bed

  • dig up dirt

    Phrase

    to try to find and reveal bad or embarrassing information about someone

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • parameter

    Word

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

  • damn well

    Phrase

    used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • 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

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • make with

    Phrase

    to create or produce something using a particular material or method

  • watch list

    Phrase

    a list of people or things that need to be watched or checked regularly

  • finishing touch

    Phrase

    the final small detail that makes something complete or better

  • house of worship

    Phrase

    a building used for religious worship

  • outrageous

    Word

    shockingly bad, excessive, or offensive

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

  • back room

    Phrase

    a room at the back of a shop or business, often used for storage or private work

  • expire

    Word

    to come to an end or stop being valid

  • what do you want

    Phrase

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

  • imperative

    Word

    extremely important or necessary

  • car bomb

    Phrase

    a bomb hidden in a car and set to explode

  • framing

    Word

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

  • righteous

    Word

    morally good and fair; doing what is right

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • taxpayer

    Word

    a person who pays taxes

  • work in

    Phrase

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

  • step in

    Phrase

    to get involved in a situation to help, stop something, or take control

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • have nots

    Phrase

    people who have little money or wealth

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • crippled

    Word

    unable to walk or move normally because of an injury or disability

  • jack around

    Phrase

    to waste time by fooling around instead of doing something useful

  • pierced

    Word

    past tense and past participle of pierce

  • staging

    Word

    the way a play, show, or event is arranged and presented

  • accelerate

    Word

    to go faster

  • first off

    Phrase

    before anything else; first of all

  • utilize

    Word

    to use something in a practical or effective way

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • debating

    Word

    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • breaker

    Word

    a large wave that breaks into foam near the shore

  • hand on

    Phrase

    to give something to another person

  • premise

    Word

    a statement or idea that forms the basis of an argument or theory

  • see ya

    Phrase

    a casual way to say goodbye

  • forgiving

    Word

    willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

  • agenda

    Word

    a list of topics to be discussed at a meeting

  • as you know

    Phrase

    used to remind someone of something they already know

  • algorithm

    Word

    a set of step-by-step rules used to solve a problem or do a task, especially by a computer

  • what's happening

    Phrase

    a casual way to greet someone and ask how they are

  • no time

    Phrase

    a very short period of time

  • some people

    Phrase

    an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior

  • move in

    Phrase

    to begin living in a new home

  • world peace

    Phrase

    peace and friendly relations among countries and people around the world

  • friend of mine

    Phrase

    one of the speaker's or writer's friends

  • in the hospital

    Phrase

    being in a hospital as a patient

  • attribute

    Word

    a quality or feature that someone or something has

  • vengeance

    Word

    the desire to punish someone for a wrong they did

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