Movie vocabulary

The Matrix: English vocabulary

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  • horrify

    to make someone feel very shocked, frightened, or disgusted

  • reinsert

    to insert something again or put it back in place

  • liquefy

    to make a solid substance become liquid

  • jujitsu

    a Japanese martial art that uses holds, throws, and locks

  • atrophied

    having wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use

  • sweepings

    bits of dirt, dust, and other small waste collected when you sweep a floor

  • dozer

    a powerful machine with a wide blade used for moving earth or clearing land

  • prophesy

    to say that something will happen in the future, especially in a religious or formal way

  • pimping

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • magnificence

    great beauty, splendor, or impressiveness

  • snot

    thick mucus from the nose

  • buckling

    the bending or curving of something under pressure

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  • milieu

    the social world or setting that someone belongs to

  • inert

    not moving or active

  • scorching

    extremely hot

  • sentient

    able to feel and understand things

  • scorch

    to burn or darken the surface of something with heat or fire

  • scaffold

    a temporary frame of poles and boards used by workers to reach high parts of a building

  • bondage

    the state of being controlled by someone else, especially as a slave

  • cubicle

    a small enclosed area separated from a larger room, especially one used as an office workspace

  • replication

    the act of copying or reproducing something

  • brunette

    a woman or girl with dark brown hair

  • sentinel

    a person or soldier who keeps watch and guards a place

  • keyed

    locked with a key

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